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Protesters call for Hammersmith restaurant to close over halal food policy
Hundreds of people protested outside Singh’s Dining in Hammersmith, calling for it to close because owner Harman Singh Kapoor refuses to sell halal food. The dispute has drawn police and private security to the restaurant and wider attention because it combines a food policy row with criticism of Kapoor’s social media posts about Muslims and Gaza.
Kapoor, who is Sikh, says he and his family have received death threats and faced harassment, while the protesters’ calls for a boycott have hurt the business. He was arrested at home hours before the protest; the article says it is believed the arrest relates to a post referencing Islam. His wife thanked actor John Cleese for paying for security guards, while the Metropolitan Police stood between the guards and the crowd.
In short
- Hundreds protested over the restaurant’s refusal to serve halal food.
- Owner Harman Singh Kapoor was arrested hours before the demonstration.
- Police and privately funded guards were present outside the restaurant.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Angry Muslim crowd protests outside Sikh man’s west London restaurant because he refuses to sell Halal food – as Met police and security team ‘hired by John Cleese’ stand guard”.