Washington DC, January 17: An Indian youth settled in the US, has been sentenced 8-year custody in the US for striking attack on the White House.
The convict, identified as Sai Varshith Kandula(20), a native of Chandarnagar in India, now a Green Card holder of the US.
According to the case record, Kandula who is suspected to be a follower of the Nazi ideology, attempted to attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023 in a bid to overthrow the democratically elected American government in order to replace it with a Nazi ruler.
Kandula was pleaded guilty on May 13, 2024 to a charge of willful injury or depredation of US property.
In addition to the prison term, District Court Judge Dabney L Friedrich ordered Kandula to serve three years of supervised release.
Kandula on the very day crashed into the barriers protecting the White House and the President’s Park at 9:35 pm at the intersection of H Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest. Kandula drove onto the sidewalk, sending pedestrians running from the scene. After striking the barriers, the truck backed up in reverse, then lurched forward, striking the metal barriers a second time following which the vehicle’s engine was reportedly seized. Subsequently, he removed a red flag from his backpack and a banner with a Nazi Swastika in the centre, and brandished it on the spot.
The US Park Police and the US Secret Service officers arrested Kandula at the scene and took him into custody, the Department of Justice said.
