Chinese national insults Indian flag, throws it in dustbin outside Noida Oppo office; massive protest takes place

Noida: A massive protest took place at Gautam Budh District's Noida in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday after a Chinese national allegedly tore apart an Indian flag and threw it in a dustbin outside the office of a mobile phone company here. 

The Chinese national is said to be employed as a production manager at the mobile phone manufactuing unit where the incident took place. 

While the details of the case remains unclear, a media report said that people from nearby areas thronged the site and protested against the company for disrespecting the national flag. 

The mob was seen shouting slogans and carrying Indian flag.

Meanwhile, the Phase-3 police have registered a case against the Chinese national on a complaint filed by three employees of the same company. The case is being investigated.

Senior superintendent of police, Gautam Budh Nagar, Dharmendra Singh was quoted as saying by the 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."

Hundreds of people, including employees of Oppo and members of Vishva Hindu Parishad protested outside the office. 

The sector remained inaccessible for four hours due to a large crowd gathering.