America: 20 year old Indian boy sentenced to 8 years in jail for attack on 'White House'

Washington: Last Thursday, Indian citizen Sai Varshit Kandula was sentenced to eight years in prison for attempting to attack the White House with a truck in America. Let us tell you that Sai had attempted this attack on 22 May 2023. In this regard, the Justice Department said that the purpose of this attack was to overthrow the democratically elected American government so that in its place a dictatorial regime inspired by Nazi ideology could be established.

Along with this, Kandula had confessed his crime on May 13, 2024 in the case of intentionally damaging or vandalizing American property. Kandula is a lawful permanent resident of the US with a 'Green Card'. In addition to the prison sentence, District Court Judge Dabney L. Frederick sentences Kandula to three years in prison.

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According to court documents on the case, Indian citizen Sai Varshit Kandula flew from St. Louis, Missouri to Washington D.C. on the afternoon of May 22, 2023. Took a commercial flight to Dulles International Airport around 5:20 pm and arrived at Dulles International Airport, where he rented a truck at 6:30 pm.

After traveling to Washington, DC, the truck crashed into the barriers protecting the White House and President's Park at the intersection of H Street, Northwest, and 16th Street, Northwest, at 9:35 p.m. He drove the truck onto the footpath, causing panic among the pedestrians.

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After this Kandula came out of the truck and went towards the back. He took out a red and white flag with a Nazi swastika from his bag and waved it. U.S. Park Police and U.S. Secret Service officers arrested Kandula at the scene and took him into custody, the Justice Department said.

(with agency input)