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Calls to ban the Sikh kirpan are irrational | Letter
Retired judge Hugh Howard says any review would have to include the Scottish sgian-dubh and swords worn by military personnel at service eventsAs a judge, I wrote a scenario for a recruitment exercise for a judicial appointments commission where candidates had to adjudicate between a Sikh boy who wanted to wear the kirpan and his Church of England faith school that wanted to exclude it (Sikhs wary of UK backlash as they condemn ‘moment of madness’, 2 June). It was based on my advice to a...
Southampton erupts over police response to fatal stabbing in kirpan killer case
TOI correspondent from London: Violence erupted in the port city of Southampton on England’s south coast after police released bodycam footage showing officers handcuffing fatally wounded university student Henry Nowak moments before his death from a British Indian Sikh’s kirpan attack last year, fuelling protests over allegations of two-tier policing and prompting a review of UK’s anti-racism guidance. Eleven police officers and a police dog were wounded Tuesday night as demonstrators...
'Can't breathe': Video shows UK cops arresting stabbed teen as Indian-origin attacker posed as victim
A video widely circulating on social media shows British police handcuffing a dying teenager after he was stabbed by an Indian-origin Sikh man who falsely claimed he had been racially abused by the victim. The victim, 18-year-old Henry Nowak, was in a vulnerable condition and repeatedly tried to tell officers that "I can't breathe". The attacker, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa, was carrying a large dagger known as a "kirpan," a ceremonial article of faith in Sikhism.
Man who murdered student with Sikh knife before 'wicked' racism lie jailed for life
Man who murdered student with Sikh knife before 'wicked' racism lie jailed for life Vickrum Digwa, 23, told 18-year-old student Henry Nowak 'I am a bad man' before fatally stabbing him in the heart - then lying and claiming he was the victim of a racist attack A man who stabbed a university student to death with a Sikh kirpan knife after telling him "I am a bad man" has been jailed for life. Vickrum Digwa, 23, launched a brutal attack on 18-year-old Henry Nowak from Chafford Hundred, Essex,...
Sikhs wary of UK backlash as they condemn ‘moment of madness’
Community leaders express disgust at Vickrum Digwa over murder of Henry Nowak amid fears of rise in racial tensionsAmandeep Singh, an educator with the charity Basics of Sikhi, is proud of his community’s deeply rooted place in British society. a community that has properly been celebrated as one that is very successfully integrated into the British value system,” he said. “We’ve worn kirpans for hundreds of years and since we’ve been invited to settle in this country,” he said.
UK Sikhs defend right to carry sacred dagger after student murder backlash
Britain’s Sikh community has rejected calls to strip them of the rights to carry a ceremonial knife – known as the kirpan – as outrage snowballs over the murder of an 18-year-old student by a Sikh man. Vickrum Singh Digwa, 23, was handed a life sentence by a judge on Tuesday for stabbing to death Henry Nowak, an accountancy student, in Southampton in December 2025. The murder case has reopened a debate over race, religion and identity in the UK.
Man jailed for at least 21 years for fatally stabbing student with Sikh ceremonial knife
Man jailed for at least 21 years for fatally stabbing student with Sikh ceremonial knife Vickrum Digwa told his victim ‘I am a bad man’ moments before stabbing him - Bookmark Vickrum Digwa has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 21 years, for the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak. Digwa was sentenced at Southampton Crown Court on Monday. The 23-year-old stabbed Mr Nowak to death with a Sikh ceremonial knife, called a kirpan, on 3 December 2025.
Henry Nowak: Tragic final minutes of teen who died 'humiliated in handcuffs' after killer's 'wicked' racism lie
Henry Nowak: Tragic final minutes of teen who died 'humiliated in handcuffs' after killer's 'wicked' racism lie Henry Nowak, 18, died from multiple stab wounds in a brutal attack after a night out. His killer, Vickrum Digwa, falsely claimed he was a victim of a racist attack A fun night out with friends turned into complete tragedy for 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was killed in a brutal and random attack. The university student was sending Snapchat videos to his mates while walking home from...
Farage call for ‘rage’ after Henry Nowak murder will cause fear in minority communities, Sikh professor says
Farage call for ‘rage’ after Henry Nowak murder will cause fear in minority communities, Sikh professor says Professor Jagbir Jhutti-Johal criticised political leaders for framing the case as an example of two-tier policing - Bookmark Nigel Farage's call for "pure cold rage" following the murder of Henry Nowak by a Sikh man risks "inspiring fear" within minority communities, a religious expert has warned. Professor Jagbir Jhutti-Johal, a Professor of Sikh Studies at the University of...