Fire Rescue Victoria worked to prevent the fire from engulfing the entire building, successfully bringing the situation under control before major structural damage occurred.

The assets were originally seized by the Australian Federal Police in July 2022 during an operation that dismantled the alleged syndicate.

Repeated international warnings that the direct or indirect cultivation of extremist networks — whether for global jihad or against neighbouring India or Afghanistan — would ultimately prove self-destructive for Pakistan are now playing out.

The Border Force says the action reflects a broader surge in enforcement across northern Australia, confirming a 40 per cent increase in the destruction of seized vessels this financial year compared with the same period last year.

AFP officers visited the man’s home and issued him with official information outlining the illegality of publicly displaying Nazi symbols.

Former anti-corruption commissioner Barbara Malimali is now seeking close to US$1.4 million (about FJ$3 million) in compensation for lost wages and damages, as well as reinstatement to her former role.

“We have had to use lethal force by firing of a firearm, but that was only after multiple attempts to stop this man using a Taser, and there was a direct threat to the police officer’s life.”

They warned that failure to comply could result in arrest by Australian authorities or detention if he returned to India.

"You can remove a physical statue, but the message of harmony it stands for is something no one can ever steal.”

Investigators had worked intensively to assess whether the accused acted alone and whether there was any ongoing risk to the community.