Delhi police on Sunday beefed up security around the Canada high commission after members of a Hindu-Sikh outfit held a demonstration outside to protest against attacks on Hindu temples in Canada by pro-Khalistan mobs.

“To maintain law and order, security has been beefed up in front of the Canada high commission in the diplomatic enclave of Chanakyapuri following calls for protests from various Hindu organisations. On Sunday, police personnel were deployed and multiple layers of barricades were erected in front of the Canadian mission after members of a Hindu-Sikh outfit tried to march towards the commission and held a demonstration outside to protest against the recent attacks on Hindu temples in Canada,” a Delhi police officer said.

A tense situation unfolded outside the commission on Sunday afternoon as a large number of people belonging to the Hindu Sikh Global Forum tried to march towards the building. Some of the protesters clashed with the police and attempted to climb the barricades and topple them. They raised slogans and held placards that read "Hindus and Sikhs are united" and "Indians will not tolerate the insult of temples in Canada".

“We have deployed additional forces, and barricades have been put up outside the Canadian high commission. No one will be allowed to disrupt law and order,” the police officer said.

There has been a series of violent incidents targeting Hindu temples in Canada, the latest being at a shrine in Brampton on November 4.

Last week, alleged Khalistani supporters created a "violent disruption" outside the Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton when a consular camp was underway. The incident sparked widespread condemnation, including from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau.

After the attack in Brampton, India’s external affairs ministry said that New Delhi remained “deeply concerned” about the safety and security of Indian nationals in Canada. The ministry called on the Trudeau-led Canadian government to protect places of worship from such attacks on its soil.

Canadian authorities have arrested four persons in connection with the violence and subsequent demonstrations.

Tensions between India and Canada worsened after the Trudeau administration alleged an Indian hand in the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Last month, India and Canada expelled six of each others’ diplomats in tit-for-tat moves after Ottawa accused Indian government agents of links to the 2023 murder of Nijjar near Vancouver. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which is investigating the case, accused Indian government agents of being linked to an organised crime group called the “Bishnoi group”.

Ottawa named Sanjay Verma, the Indian high commissioner in Canada, and five other diplomats as “persons of interest” in the case. Canada has said that it has evidence to prove India’s involvement in the Nijjar killing.

India has denied Canada’s claims.