Politics · 2 hours ago
Sikh Group Says Kirpan Is Being Blamed For Henry Nowak Police Failings
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The Sikh Federation has accused the Home Office of unfairly targeting the kirpan, a sacred Sikh blade, to distract from police mistakes in the case of Henry Nowak, the 18-year-old stabbed to death in Southampton. The group insists the murder weapon was not a kirpan and is urging more than 250 gurdwaras to write to Prime Minister Andy Burnham demanding an urgent meeting with ministers.
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