UK Sikh communities brace for backlash after Henry Nowak murder

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Britain’s Sikh community is contending with rising tensions after the December murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa, a Sikh, with critics linking the crime to kirpan exemptions and police missteps; tensions flare in Gravesend and Kent as Sikh leaders condemn the act, call for calm, and urge continued integration amid a broader political debate.
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- Who can carry a kirpan in the UK? Religion, law and the question of risk The Conversation
- Sikhs ‘scared to go out’ in Southampton after Henry Nowak murder The Times
- Sikh MPs say Nowak murder was not about their religion BBC
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