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https://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/23992150.slough-remains-among-towns-highest-sikh-population-census-shows/ Slough remains among towns with highest Sikh population, census shows By James Moules@jamesmoulesLocal Democracy Reporte Slough remains a town with among the largest Sikh communities in the country, census data has confirmed. The figures from the 2021 census showed that Slough was home to 3.4 per cent of England and Wales’ Sikh population, with 11.3 per cent of people in the borough listing it as their religion. It also had the largest proportion of the country’s Sikh population outside of either Greater London or the West Midlands. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) report from December 15 that introduced the findings reads: “Most people who identified as Sikh lived in England, with 521,805 residents in England who identified as Sikh. “There was also a larger proportion of people who identified as Sikh in England (0.9 per cent of the population of England) than Wales, where 4,065 people identified as Sikh (0.1 per cent of the population of Wales).” The data further found that more than one in four people identifying as Sikh in England and Wales live in the West Midlands, with Sandwell holding the highest portion of the Sikh population at 7.5 per cent. Sikhs represented the fourth largest religious group in Slough at the 2021 census, behind Christians at 32 per cent of the town’s population, Muslims at 29.4 per cent and those reporting no religion at 13.1 per cent. The percentage of Slough’s population identifying as Sikh has grown to 11.3 per cent from 10.6 per cent at previous census in 2011. The ONS report also found that home ownership rates across England and Wales were higher among the Sikh population at 77.7 per cent than average of 62.7 per cent. The county’s Sikh population also made up the majority of Panjabi speakers in England and Wales, with 63.9 per cent of speakers identifying as Sikh. The report adds: “The most common main language for people who identified as Sikh was English (English or Welsh in Wales) at 62.1%, compared with 91.1% of the England and Wales population. “The second most common main language for people who identified as Sikh was Panjabi (36.6%). In comparison, only 0.5% of the England and Wales population reported Panjabi as their main language.”

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/drug-smugglers-foiled-farmer-jailed-over-ps29-million-plot Drug smugglers foiled by farmer jailed over £29 million plot 15 December 2023|News, International and organised crime , Drug offences , Fraud and economic crime Two men, whose conspiracy to smuggle drugs and cigarettes into the UK was foiled after a farmer accidentally spotted a consignment of cocaine, have been handed lengthy prison sentences today. The scheme involved the pair using their freight company as a cover to clear shipping containers that held drugs and cigarettes and diverting them from their intended destination to a warehouse they controlled. There they would be offloaded by organised crime groups. It was exposed when they failed to divert one container which instead went to a farm in Somerset in April 2022. The farmer found plastic covered blocks of cocaine with a street value of £15 million hidden amongst animal feed from Colombia. He was not sure what the items were but told police he had seen “similar packages on films and tv programmes which were drugs”. Anand Tripathi, 61, and Varun Bhardwaj, 39, were convicted in November after a 71-day trial at Isleworth Crown Court. The case was charged and prosecuted by lawyers specialising in serious economic and organised crime at the Crown Prosecution Service. The court heard that in total the men imported 272.86 kilograms of cocaine and 2,503.36 kilograms of cannabis across four shipments between September 2021 and November 2022. One shipment contained just over two tonnes of cannabis hidden amongst yams from Ghana. Another containing 49 kilograms of cocaine was concealed with oranges from South Africa. Today, Tripathi was sentenced to 15 years, and Bhardwaj to 19 years. The drugs had an estimated street value of £28.9 million but were all seized before they could be sold on and later destroyed by police.

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/justin-trudeau-india-allegations-latest-b2463264.html Trudeau says he went public with Sikh murder plot claims to ‘put a chill on India’ Trudeau says Sikh community in Canada was worried about safety and felt ‘they were vulnerable’ Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has spoken out on why he went public with his damning allegations about the Indian government’s involvement in the killing of a Canadian Sikh citizen. Mr Trudeau told the Canadian Press in an interview that he took the decision to “put a chill on India” and add an extra "level of deterrence" to keep Canadians safe. In September, Mr Trudeau told the House of Commons that there was “credible evidence” against Indian agents who were allegedly involved in the 18 June killing of Canadian Sikh citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was labelled a terrorist in India. The Indian government denied the allegations as “absurd” and demanded sufficient evidence from Ottawa amid calls to cooperate into the investigation. “We felt that all the quiet diplomacy and all the measures that we put in, and ensured that our security services put in to keep people safe in the community, needed a further level of deterrence, perhaps of saying publicly and loudly that we know, or we have credible reasons to believe, that the Indian government was behind this,” he said on Tuesday. “And, therefore, put a chill on them continuing or considering doing anything like this,” he added. Mr Trudeau said the Sikh community in Canada was worried about their safety and felt “they were vulnerable”. Shweta Sharma

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-67652843 Slough: Teen arrested after Sikh man attacked in park Published 3 days ago Share Image caption, Inderjit Singh said he suffered two broken ribs but none of his belongings were taken By Curtis Lancaster BBC News A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after a Sikh man was attacked while walking through a park. Inderjit Singh said he was assaulted by three people in Langley Memorial Park, in Slough, at about 19:00 GMT on 21 November. The 58-year-old suffered two broken ribs in the attack, but said that none of his belongings were taken. Thames Valley Police said the teen from Slough has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent. A 14-year-old boy from Slough, previously held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent, has been released on bail. Community patrols The Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara has been supporting Mr Singh following the attack. Its members have been leading patrols near where to attack took place in order to reassure the Sikh community. Amrit Singh Mann, who took part in the patrols, said: "An elderly member of our community being attacked shouldn't and cannot be tolerated." He added that the Sikh community normally feels safe in Slough. "As a community we have a strong working relationship with Thames Valley Police," he said. Thames Valley Police said: "We have met with representatives from the Gurdwara and continue to conduct further patrols in the area. "The Sikh community are conducting separate patrols, and we are having ongoing communications with the community."

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/nashville-tennessee-mother-muslim-family-accused-of-assaulting-son-for-converting-to-christianity-middle-tn Muslim family accused of assaulting son in Nashville home for converting to Christianity by Sydney Keller Wed, December 13th 2023, 1:17 PM UTC 4 VIEW ALL PHOTOS L-R Nick Kadum, Rawaa Khawaji and John Kadum (Photos: MNPD) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A mother, dad and son were arrested after officers responded to a welfare check to find a juvenile who appeared to be "cut haphazardly" with lumps on his face. According to an arrest warrant, the victim told police his family attacked him for recently becoming a Christian. The family are Muslims, the warrant adds. The victim told officers his mother, brother and father repeatedly punched him and spat in his face. Arrest records show his mother then took a knife and scratched the back of his right hand with it. His family demanded he take back his Christianity belief and say he was a Muslim during the attacks, the arrest record adds. The victim said the abuse continued until law enforcement arrived at the home. When officers saw the victim, he was "trembling and wide eyed" with "disheveled" hair. The boy was transported to a local hospital for treatment, arrest records state. Officers responded to the welfare check at the Nashville home on Dec. 11 after the boy's employer called police with concerns. John Kadum and Nick Kadum were charged with domestic assault and bodily injury. Rawaa Khawaji was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. All three were taken into custody without incident.

This apparently is a recent video, posted on SS by @ipledgeblue

Who was this ?

Dear Veer, you have posted these incidents from Partition more than once. Do you have any good books to recommend on the subject? And what do you thin would happen if Pakistan implodes?

Not too late to remove details from your previous posts if you think you have too info much info

what's the context to this one?

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/first-picture-digbeth-party-killer-28202955 First picture of Digbeth party killer after talented footballer stabbed to death Gurveer Bhandal, 19, was convicted of manslaughter after knifing Ashley Day, 20, to death at a house party in Digbeth NEWS By Ben Perrin This is the first picture of a city party killer who stabbed a talented footballer to death. Ashley Day was knifed three times in the chest and once in the back in a horror 'Rambo' knife attack in Birmingham. The 20-year-old victim had just been accepted to university to embark on a degree course. He decided to celebrate his achievement by hosting a party at a rented apartment on Bradford Street in Digbeth. Ashley invited his friends to help him celebrate at the party, held over two nights on June 28 and 28. But on the second day a mutual friend of his invited Gurveer Bhandal to the party - an invite that would ultimately lead to tragedy. Following noise complaints Ashley started to ask people to leave in the early hours of Thursday, June 29. Ashley was later stabbed by Bhandal three times in the chest and in the back as he fell to the floor., police said. The 19-year-old, Giggetty Lane, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, ran from the flat and discarded the knife, which was later found in a nearby construction site. Footage was also captured on CCTV. He pleaded his innocence at court, saying he stabbed Ashley in self-defence. It took a jury over three days to reach a verdict. Bhandal was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter after he was convicted at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday, Wednesday, November 29. He will be sentenced on January 5. Investigating officer Det Insp Jim Mahon, said: “Ashley was an intelligent, popular and bright young man. He had hosted a party for friends and acquaintances. He should never have come to harm as he was living the life of a young person with the world at his feet. “Someone bought a 22 cm knife to the party. While it has never been proved who did, the dangers of having this knife present has become evident from this case. Ashley’s family have had to endure hearing the case in court. They have handled themselves with respect and decency throughout.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/11/29/india-us-assassination-plot-sikh-pannun/ U.S. prosecutors allege assassination plot of Sikh separatist directed by Indian government employee By Ellen Nakashima , Gerry Shih and Amanda Coletta Updated November 29, 2023 at 1:22 p.m. EST|Published November 29, 2023 at 5:24 a.m. EST Demonstrators gather outside the Indian Consulate in Toronto on Sept. 25 to protest the assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Carlos Osorio/Reuters) Listen Share Comment Add to your saved stories Save An Indian government employee who described himself as a “senior field officer” responsible for intelligence ordered the assassination of a Sikh separatist in New York City in May, U.S. prosecutors alleged Wednesday. The court filing heightens scrutiny of India’s spy services following similar allegations made by Canadian authorities in September. The government employee, who was not named in the indictment filed in a federal court in Manhattan, recruited an Indian national named Nikhil Gupta to hire a hit man to carry out the assassination, which was foiled by U.S. authorities, according to prosecutors. The court filing did not name the victim, but senior Biden administration officials say the target was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel for the New York-based Sikhs for Justice, a group that advocates the creation of an independent Sikh state called Khalistan within India. The scheme was foiled in June by the Drug Enforcement Administration, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity. ... CIA Director William J. Burns flew to India in August and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines followed in October, said the officials, who like others interviewed for this story spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity. The Justice Department said Wednesday that the unnamed Indian government employee agreed, in a deal brokered by Gupta, to pay $100,000 to a purported hit man who was in fact an undercover U.S. law enforcement officer. On June 19, one day after Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was assassinated in Canada, Gupta told the purported hit man to proceed with the New York murder, explaining that both Sikhs were on the same list of targets, U.S. prosecutors said. ... The charges against Gupta, who was arrested in the Czech Republic in late June pending extradition to the United States, build on a bare-bones indictment, filed in mid-June and unsealed in July. That filing alleged that Gupta coordinated a $15,000 advance payment to the purported hit man’s associate. ... The indictment contains chilling details, alleging that the Indian government employee and Gupta had a sweeping plan to kill “so many targets,” as Gupta put it, in Canada and the United States. The operations would be directed from India. Besides the target in New York, at least one other was in California and three were in Canada, according to the filing. Prosecutors reference the killing of Nijjar in Canada. On June 12, on a call with a DEA informant, Gupta stated that there was a “big target” in Canada, the indictment says. On June 18, masked gunmen murdered Nijjar outside a Sikh temple in British Columbia, the indictment noted

Hello. What do you mean by Islamophobic? Were the Mughals friends of Sikhs? Were Nadir Shah and Ahmed Abdali friends of Sikhs? Were those Muslims who wanted Pakistan friends of Sikhs? Which extremism are you talking of ?!

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/widow-78-facing-deportation-country-28141192 Widow, 78, facing deportation to country where she'll 'die an invisible person' Gurmit Kaur, from Smethwick, faces deportation to India after the Home Office rejected her latest appeal BLACK COUNTRY By Nathan ClarkeCommunity Reporter A 78-year old widow facing deportation to a country where she ‘knows no one’ and fears she will die ‘an invisible person’. Gurmit Kaur, from Smethwick, could spend the rest of her life alone after the Home Office rejected her latest appeal to stay in the UK. Gurmit Kaur, originally from India, arrived in the UK to attend a wedding in 2009 and settled in Sandwell where she volunteers in the community and at her local foodbank. More than 60,000 people had backed the Sikh woman's bid to stay in Britain in 2020 - but the latest Home Office ruling puts her future in limbo. Gurmit was previously told that her voluntary work proved she was ‘fit and well’ enough to be sent back to India, and that she must leave voluntarily or face deportation. Kaur appealed the decision arguing she has ‘no home to return to’ in India, but the latest Home Office ruling states she ‘does still have contact with people’ and she would be capable of reintegrating to life in the country. Speaking to BirminghamLive, Kaur has said she was ‘extremely upset’ at the decision. “I am so upset,” she said. “I have no one to look after me there - I don’t know what I am going to do. I will die as an invisible person.” While the Home Office accepted that Kaur had ‘built up a private life’ in the UK, it ruled that there were no ‘significant obstacles’ to her reintegration in India, given that she spent the majority of her life in the country and still speaks Punjabi. Kaur, however, said she had ‘no friends or family’ to care for her in the country and considers Smethwick her ‘true home.’ Salman Mirza, Gurmit's caseworker from refugee and migrant group Brushstrokes, slammed the ‘bizarre’ decision. He said: “How can you tell an elderly lady who is well loved in the community, and who volunteers at her local food bank, that people she hasn’t seen in 11 years can house and look after her?” The campaign #WeAreAllGurmit was launched in 2020 calling for Kaur to be granted indefinite leave to remain. Campaigners say she is a victim of hostile environment measures put in place by successive governments to clamp down on illegal immigration. Nazek Ramadan, Director of Migrant Voice, previously said: “We’re standing with Gurmit Kaur because, like so many undocumented migrants in the UK, this country is her home and she’s a deeply valued member of her community. “We urge the Home Office to regularise her status, and that of all undocumented migrants in the UK, so that she and thousands like her can live without fear of being detained and deported, and protect themselves and their families, especially during this pandemic.” A spokesperson for the Home Office said: “All applications are carefully considered on their individual merits and on the basis of the evidence provided.”

Any ideas on who the perpetrators are? Have heard that many new arrivals from Panjab in UK and US are doing these type of crimes and car thefts

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