An off-duty Peel Regional Police officer has been suspended from the force after he was caught on camera participating in a contentious protest outside a Hindu temple in Brampton on Sunday.

Peel police issued a public safety alert Monday evening after they said weapons were seen in a demonstration near a Hindu temple in Brampton.Residents were warned to stay away from the demonstration on The Gore Road near Tyler Avenue.

Sergeant Harinder Sohi, a Peel Regional Police officer in Canada who was seen participating with the pro-Khalistani groups that launched an attack on Hindus at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, has been suspended.