UK police launch hate crime inquiry after Sikh holy text is found damaged
Police said they are carrying out extensive enquiries to establish the full circumstances of this incident and to identify who is responsible
UK police launch hate crime inquiry after Sikh holy text is found damaged
London: A hate crime investigation has been launched by police after a Sikh holy text was found damaged outside a residential address in Leeds, northern England. West Yorkshire Police said it received the report of the incident from a member of the local Sikh community on Sunday. The incident occurred in Headingley area of the city on July 12.
It was initially thought the damaged pieces of the holy text had been put in the victim’s bin by an unknown suspect after it had been put out for refuse collection on July 11. But this has been discounted after officers visited the victim this week to get a fuller account.
“Any crime such as this which is perceived by the victim or any other person as being motivated by hostility or prejudice to their race or religion is treated as a hate crime, and we treat all incidents of this nature very seriously,” said Chief Superintendent Steve Dodds, Leeds District Commander for West Yorkshire Police.
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