Halal Food Row in London: Harman Singh Kapoor, a Sikh restaurateur in London, ended up in handcuffs on Saturday after sticking to his decision not to serve halal meat at his Indian restaurant.
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His stand sparked days of tension, with Muslim protesters gathering outside Rangrez, his place. Kapoor insists these protests were aimed directly at him because he wouldn’t budge on his menu.
He didn’t stay quiet about it, either. Kapoor posted often about getting threats and feeling harassed. Some of his videos online show crowds chanting outside his restaurant, clear signs that the situation was getting out of hand.
🚨BREAKING: Sikh restaurant owner arrested for not selling halal meat.
Last night Muslims surrounded the business, issuing death and rape threats because it would not serve halal food
Today, the man protecting his family was the one arrested.
London has fallen. pic.twitter.com/Lf2FDbLLnC
— The British Patriot (@TheBritLad) March 14, 2026
London Halal Food Row
People started sharing footage of Kapoor’s arrest: officers handcuffing him inside his restaurant, leading him out, and shoving him into a police van. Nobody’s saying exactly how long the police kept him, but by now he’s back out.
After his release, Kapoor spoke up. He says police singled him out, even though he was only protecting his family. “All I did was protect my family, yet I was the one arrested.
Instead of protecting us, the police targeted my religion, my Sikh faith and my beliefs. This is deeply troubling,” he wrote online.
This wasn’t the first time things heated up around Rangrez. Back in February 2026, Kapoor wrote on X that he had to close his restaurant after 16 years because of ongoing harassment, constant protests mostly from Pakistanis, he said and what he felt was little help from the authorities.
A few days later, he posted another video, right in the middle of a shouting match outside Rangrez. The main spark? A sign on his window: “We don’t serve halal.” For Kapoor, that simple notice set off days of outrage and unrest.
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