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Chinese national ‘tears’ Indian flag, protesters demonstrate outside Oppo office

| | Mar 29, 2017, at 02:12 am
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Noida’s Sector 63 witnessed protests on Tuesday after a Chinese national, who works for smartphone manufacturer Oppo, allegedly tore an Indian flag and threw it in a dustbin, media reports said.

A case has been registered by the police against the person.

The matter is being investigated by the police.

Senior superintendent of police, Gautam Budh Nagar, Dharmendra Singh was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times, “A case of disrespecting the national flag has been filed on the basis of a complaint filed by the company employees. We have not arrested anyone in this connection and investigations are in progress. Action has to be taken after a thorough probe and we are in touch with company employees.”

Oppo employees and Vishva Hindu Parishad members  protested outside the office of the smartphone maker, reports said.

According to reports, police was deployed in the area to bring the situation under control.

 

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