Police were forced to deploy pepper spray to separate pro-India and pro-Sikh groups after they clashed at a referendum event in Federation Square in Melbourne. 9News
Two scuffles broke out, one about 12.45pm and another about 4.30pm, between the two camps.
The non-binding referendum was being held for Indian expats on whether Punjab, a state bordering Pakistan in India, should be an independent Sikh state, to be known as Khalistan.The people voting yesterday were asked to vote yes or no to the question, "Should Indian-governed Punjab should be an independent country?"
A Victoria Police spokesperson said a 34-year-old man and a 39-year-old man were arrested at the scene and were issued with a penalty notice for riotous behaviour. "Melbourne East Neighbourhood Policing Team are continuing to investigate after it was identified two men, one with a laceration to their head and another with a hand injury, were injured," the spokesperson said.
"The pair were treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics for what was believed to be minor injuries."Police were forced to deploy pepper spray to separate two protesting groups at a Khalistan Referendum event, after they clashed at Federation Square in Melbourne.
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