What Actually Happened
Supporters of Kapoor argue that his family faced intense harassment.
According to viral posts circulating online, protesters gathered outside the restaurant, blocking the entrance, throwing eggs, making threatening calls, and allegedly issuing serious threats against the family.
But critics present a completely different story.
They claim the restaurant owner had already been posting aggressive messages online and publicly threatening to defend himself with a kirpan, the ceremonial Sikh dagger.
Under UK law Sikhs are allowed to carry a kirpan as an article of faith. However, authorities can intervene if they believe the blade is being displayed in a threatening context.
That is what reportedly led to the arrest.
And this is where the debate split into two irreconcilable narratives.
One side saw a man defending his religious tradition.
The other saw a provocateur escalating tensions.
