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Campaigner tells of daily attacks on Sikhs in wake of Henry Nowak murder case
Campaigner tells of daily attacks on Sikhs in wake of Henry Nowak murder case Dabinderjit Singh said comments made by politicians such as Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and US vice-president JD Vance have provoked a ‘worldwide frenzy’ - Bookmark Attacks on Sikhs have taken place “up and down the country” every day since Vickrum Digwa was sentenced for the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, it has been claimed. Dabinderjit Singh, a senior executive at the Sikh Foundation which promotes Sikh...
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...
Nazi salutes, Sikhs abused: Tensions soar in UK after Henry Nowak’s murder
Nazi salutes, Sikhs abused: Tensions soar in UK after Henry Nowak’s murder Although the killed teen’s father has warned against exploiting his family’s tragedy, far-right groups are rallying. London, United Kingdom – Sikh groups moved quickly to condemn the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, despite not being responsible for the actions of his killer, 23-year-old Sikh man, Vickrum Digwa. But the British far right, which increasingly exploits crime cases in order to rally, has weaponised the...
Sikh group demands public inquiry into Henry Nowak’s murder: ‘Catastrophic failures’
Sikh group demands public inquiry into Henry Nowak’s murder: ‘Catastrophic failures’ ‘Serious questions’ remain about whether the student’s death was preventable, group says - Bookmark The government needs to hold a public inquiry into the “catastrophic multi-agency failures” surrounding the murder of student Henry Nowak, a Sikh lobby group says. Mr Nowak, 18, was killed in Southampton by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025, using a knife prosecutors said that Digwa – a Sikh – carried as part of...
Khalistanis flags, Indira Gandhi assassination tableau on display at Sikh parade in Canada
A float depicting the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was featured in a parade held in Canada's Brampton during the "Nagar Kirtan" - an annual Sikh religious procession. The city of Brampton, Ontario, is home to a large Sikh community estimated at around 25%. On October 31, 1984, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards in retaliation for Operation Blue Star, which she had ordered in June of that year.
Sikhs scared to leave their homes over ‘politicisation’ of Nowak killing: ‘The whole community is being put in the dock’
Sikhs scared to leave their homes over ‘politicisation’ of Nowak killing: ‘The whole community is being put in the dock’ Violent clashes broke out at a protest in Southampton on Tuesday night after the death of student Henry Nowak - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The whole Sikh community has been “put in the dock” and are scared to go out after the violent reaction to the murder of Henry Nowak that sparked protests led by far-right agitator Tommy Robinson, a community leader has said. Jas...
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...
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,...
British Sikh man jailed for life for student killing in Southampton
British Sikh man jailed for life for student killing in Southampton Vickrum Digwa had falsely claimed racial abuse, prompting police to handcuff his dying victim, Henry Nowak, who he had stabbed A UK court on Monday jailed a British Sikh man for life for killing a university student in a case that sparked anger after police handcuffed the dying victim following a false claim of racial abuse. A judge at Southampton Crown Court sentenced Vickrum Digwa, a 23-year-old local resident, to life in...
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.