Man who threatened Queen Elizabeth II with crossbow at Windsor Castle charged with treason
Jaswant Singh Chail, a 20-year-old British Indian man, was accused of treason on Tuesday, August 2, after he allegedly threatened to attack the monarch at her Windsor Castle residence.
In vengeance for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, in which British troops killed between 300 and 1000 protestors in Amritsar, Punjab, the then-19-year-old Jaswant Singh Chail allegedly threatened to kill Queen Elizabeth II on Christmas Day 2021.
In the video, Chail, a British citizen of Punjabi-Sikh ancestry, discussed his background and referred to himself as a Sith, a reference to the Star Wars villains.
Just 500 meters from Queen Elizabeth’s private rooms, the authorities detained Chail. He was reportedly discovered carrying a crossbow.
Chail has been accused of threatening to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II
What did Jaswant Singh Chail do? Exploring the alleged crime
Just 24 minutes after posting his recorded threat to social media, Jaswant Singh Chail entered Windsor Castle. He was barely momentarily on the castle grounds before being arrested, according to the authorities.
The UK Counter-Terrorism Police conducted a seven-month investigation after Chail’s arrest, according to the New York Post, and ultimately came to the conclusion that the suspect acted alone.
In a press interview, Nick Price, the director of the counterterrorism branch, summarized the charges levied against Chail, saying:
He is the first suspect to be accused of a felony under the 19th-century Treason act in 40 years, according to Fox News.
In addition, Chail is accused of threatening people with death and having a dangerous weapon. He is currently being held by the police. He will make his first court appearance on August 17 at London Westminster Magistrates Court, according to officials.
The incident did not result in any harm to the Queen.
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