A former Toronto Police Sergeant claimed the Canadian Police knew one of its cops, who has been suspended for his involvement in violent protests at a Hindu Temple in Brampton, took part in a Khalistani protest in October.

Former Toronto Police Sergeant (Detective) Donald Best told ANI news agency: "On Sunday afternoon, in Brampton, Ontario, there was a Hindu temple, and protestors from the Khalistani separatist movement came to the temple and protested loudly outside. In Canada, this is a criminal offence, you are not allowed to disturb a religious meeting."

"I don’t know who threw the first stone, who hit somebody or who came on the property first, I don’t know about it, I do know that many Khalistani separatist protestors physically attacked some of the worshippers there," he said.

The former cop said: "We have seen videos where they are on the property, that was terrible enough. We found that one of the protestors, which turned out to be a violent mob, is a serving Peel police officer, a sergeant. I started getting wind of that on Sunday night."

“His name is Sergeant Harinder Sohi. He is visible in holding a Khalistani flag, Donald Best said.

“There was a protest in downtown Toronto in middle of October..I saw the same police officer at that protest. He is holding a sign and flag and the sign says that India’s consulate should be banned from Canada," he said referring to Sohi.

Peel Regional Police in Canada have suspended Sohi who was seen in a viral video participating in a pro-Khalistani protest rally that turned violent outside a Hindu temple in Brampton.

“We are aware of a video circulating on social media which shows an off-duty Peel police officer involved in a demonstration,” Peel police spokesperson Richard Chin told Toronto Sun.

“This officer has since been suspended in accordance with the Community Safety and Policing Act.  We are investigating the circumstances in totality depicted in the video and are unable to provide further information until such time that this investigation is complete," Richard Chin said.

Canadian police have arrested three people who were demonstrating against the attack by alleged pro-Khalistani supporters on devotees outside a Hindu Temple in Brampton city.