• Source:JND

India on Thursday condemned the incident of trespassing and vandalism by anti-India elements at its Embassy in Croatia's Zagreb, asserting that New Delhi has taken up the matter strongly with the Croatian authorities and asked them to hold the perpetrators accountable for their reprehensible and illegal actions.

India's strong statement

"We condemn the incident of trespassing and vandalism at our Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia by anti-India elements. Under the Vienna Convention, diplomatic premises are inviolable and must be protected,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement released on Thursday.

It has already taken up the matter strongly with Croatian authorities, both in New Delhi and in Zagreb, and asked to hold the perpetrators accountable for reprehensible and illegal actions.

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“Such actions also speak of the character and motives of those behind them, and law enforcement authorities everywhere would do well to take note of them," it added.

Were Khalistani terrorists involved in attack?

Some social media posts cited that Khalistani terrorists had indulged in vandalism at the Indian Embassy in Zagreb ahead of the European Union (EU) leaders' Republic Day visit to New Delhi.

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Last year, during his visit to Zagreb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had thanked Croatia for backing India's fight against terrorism as both nations began a new chapter in their bilateral relationship during his historic visit to the country - the first-ever by an Indian PM.

(With inputs from agency)


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