Muslim man detained for running up towards Queen’s coffin in Westminster Hall. All details inside

As per reports, the man named Muhammad Khan was arrested on Friday night from Westminster Hall, he was booked for disturbing public order.

Muhammad Khan was arrested from the hall where the Queen was lying until her funeral after he moved out of the mourner’s queue and marched towards the Queen’s coffin.

A parliament spokesperson confirmed the state’s charges against Khan, 28, who moved out of the queue when the live stream from the venue was shut down for a short while.


The man from Barleycorn Way, Tower Hamlets, was booked under Section 4A of the Public Order Act for behaving intentionally to cause harassment, alarm, and distress.




Her Majesty, the Queen Elizabeth II, rests at Westminster Hall until Monday, when her funeral is scheduled. Her coffin procession led by her eldest son, King Charles III, reached Buckingham Palace last week on Tuesday. Since then, scores of people have flocked to Westminster Hall to pay their respects and see the Queen for the last time before her funeral.

The Queen’s coffin and the mourners arriving at Westminster Hall were streamed live. On Wednesday, however, the stream had to be cut short after a royal guard, standing by the Queen’s coffin, fell on the podium.
Khan became the second person to be booked for actions committed while waiting to see the Queen’s coffin. Last Wednesday, 19-year-old Adio Adeshine exposed and pushed himself onto the mourners standing in the queue at Victoria Tower Gardens. As police tried to get hold of him, Adeshine jumped into the Thames River to evade the officials but was eventually arrested.

Adeshine was produced before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday and was booked for various charges, including sexual assault. Khan will be produced before the court on Monday, September 9, the day of the Queen’s funeral.

FAQs

Q. Under what sections was the offender booked?
Muhammad Khan was booked under Section 4A of the Public Order Act. 19-year-old Adio Adeshine was booked for exposing and pushing himself onto the public.

Q. When will the Queen’s funeral take place?
The Queen’s funeral will take place on Monday, September 9, and will be attended by the royal family, their close associates, and dignitaries worldwide.