Seattle/IBNS, Feb. 8 -- The Indian Consulate in Seattle was forced to deal with a law and order situation for denying an emergency visa to Indian-American politician Kshama Sawant.

The Consulate General of India in Seattle said it was forced to call in relevant local authorities after "certain individuals" tried to enter the Consulate premises without authorisation after office hours and refused to leave.

"Today, the Consulate was forced to deal with a law and order situation arising from the unauthorised entry by certain individuals into the Consulate premises after office hours. Despite repeated requests, these individuals refused to leave the Consulate premises and engaged in aggressive and threatening behaviour with the Consulate st...