British Sikh Man Who Wanted To Kill Queen Elizabeth To Avenge Jallianwala Bagh Pleads Guilty
Jaswant Singh Chail, a British citizen of Indian origin, has pleaded guilty the under the UK's Treason Act, 1842, for allegedly trying to kill the then monarch Queen Elizabeth in 2021. Chail, a North Baddesley resident near Southampton, was arrested on Christmas Day 2021 from outside Windsor Castle after he told a guard there that he was there to kill the Queen. The 21-year-old Sikh man, wearing black clothing and a metal mask, was carrying a cro...Read More
Jaswant Singh Chail, a British citizen of Indian origin, has pleaded guilty the under the UK's Treason Act, 1842, for allegedly trying to kill the then monarch Queen Elizabeth in 2021.
Chail, a North Baddesley resident near Southampton, was arrested on Christmas Day 2021 from outside Windsor Castle after he told a guard there that he was there to kill the Queen.
Tried to kill Queen Elizabeth with a crossbow
The 21-year-old Sikh man, wearing black clothing and a metal mask, was carrying a crossbow loaded with a bolt when apprehended.
The officer immediately told Chail to drop the crossbow, get on his knees and put his hands on his head. Chail complied and then said again: "I am here to kill the Queen."
Revenge for Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Later it emerged that Chail, who identified himself as an ¡°Indian Sikh¡±, wanted to kill the late monarch as revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
In a video posted on Snapchat minutes before he entered the castle, Chail said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry for what I've done and what I will do. I will attempt to assassinate Elizabeth, Queen of the Royal Family.
"This is revenge for those who have died in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It is also revenge for those who have been killed, humiliated and discriminated on because of their race."
Had a history of mental health issues
After he was detained, officers also found a handwritten note from him which read: "Please don't remove my clothes, shoes and gloves, masks etc, don't want post-mortem, don't want embalming, thank you and I'm sorry."
Chail, who had worked for a co-operative supermarket, was unemployed at the time of the incident and was previously held under the Mental Health Act.
Days after the incident, his father, Jasbir Chail, had said that his son needed help after he scaled the walls of the Castle.
Chail, currently in Broadmoor Hospital, appeared in court via a remote video link.
Pleads guilty under Treason Act, 1842
He pleaded guilty to an offence under section 2 of the Treason Act, 1842; an offence of threats to kill contrary to section 16 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861; and an offence of possession of an offensive weapon contrary to section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953.
"This was an extremely serious incident, but one which the patrolling officers who apprehended Chail managed with great composure and professionalism," said Commander Richard Smith, who heads the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command, which led the investigation in the case.
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