London: British police is treating the attack on Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar, the Operation Blue Star hero, as a case of an attempted murder, a spokesman said on Wednesday, adding the four assailants were of Asian origin.
The spokesperson of the London Metropolitan police also said that all the four persons who were involved in the attack in central London on Sunday night had long beards. No arrests in the attack have been made yet.
The police while saying it was treating the attack as an attempted murder are also mulling whether or not to issue photo sketches of the assailants who were described to be of Asian origin.
The spokesperson denied that the police had ever commented on one of the attackers leaving behind a mobile phone at the scene of the attack as it was claimed earlier.
According to Brar, a mobile phone had been recovered from the scene, which may help lead the police to the assailants.
He said the inquiry was continuing and the police had appealed to the public for assistance.
Brar, who received injuries during the attack, returned to Mumbai along with his wife Meena on Wednesday.
Brar, 78, has said that he is convinced it was an attempt to assassinate him by "pro-Khalistan elements" for his role in the 1984 "Operation Bluestar" that was aimed at flushing out Sikh militants led by Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
After the attack, Brar said he had informed local army authorities in Mumbai about his private visit to London, but the Indian High Commission said it was unaware of his trip.
Meanwhile, the Lt General asserted he would not be cowed down by the attack and would not hesitate to air his views fearlessly.
"I cannot afford to be frightened (by the attack)...well, I have to take care of myself but would express views forcefully", the 78-year-old General told reporters at his residence after his return from the British capital.
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