British MP Preet Kaur Gill condemns racist sexual assault on Sikh lady in UK | Agency-feeds News

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London, Sep 14 (PTI) British Sikh member of Parliament Preet Kaur Gill has condemned a sexual assault on a Sikh lady, which the West Midlands Police stated it was investigating as a racially aggravated crime.

Preet Kaur Gill took to social media to specific her shock on the horrific assault at Oldbury within the Sandwell space of the West Midlands area of England.

On Friday, the West Midlands Police issued an enchantment for info on the assault which was reported to the power on Tuesday as officers confirmed it was being handled as a racially aggravated assault.

“I’m deeply shocked by the horrific assault on a younger Sikh lady in Oldbury. This was an act of maximum violence however can also be being handled as racially aggravated, with the perpetrators reportedly telling her that she ‘doesn’t belong right here,'” stated Preet Kaur Gill.

“She does belong right here. Our Sikh group and each group has the fitting to really feel secure, revered, and valued. Racism and misogyny haven’t any place in Oldbury, or anyplace in Britain. My ideas are with the sufferer, her household, and the Sikh group,” she stated.

The Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston stated lots of her constituents had been contacting her to specific their worry.

“I hear you. The rise in overt racism just lately is deeply regarding, and I might be working with West Midlands Police to make sure every part is being achieved to catch these accountable and to maintain our group secure. No one ought to need to reside in worry due to who they’re. I’ll proceed to press for stronger motion towards hate crimes and better assist for victims. Together, we should stand united towards violence and hatred,” she stated.

Her assertion got here after fellow Labour MP for Smethwick, Gurinder Singh Josan, stated the “really horrific assault” had left the sufferer traumatised and appealed for anybody with info to help the police in investigating the “hate crime.” The police stated it was referred to as on Tuesday morning after the girl, in her 20s, reported being sexually attacked at Tame Road, Oldbury. Two white male suspects are stated to have focused the girl and made a “racist comment” in the course of the assault.

“We’re investigating after a girl reported to us that she had been raped in Oldbury in what we’re treating as a racially aggravated assault,” West Midlands Police assertion stated.

“The lady has instructed us {that a} racist comment was made to her in the course of the assault. We are presently treating it as an remoted incident,” the assertion added.

The police stated they’re eager to talk with anybody within the space who might have seen the 2 suspects. One of them is alleged to have a shaved head, heavy construct and was reported to be sporting a darkish colored sweatshirt and had gloves on. The second man was reportedly sporting a gray prime with a silver zip.

“We are working actually exhausting to determine these accountable, with CCTV, forensic and different enquiries nicely below method,” stated Chief Superintendent Kim Madill of Sandwell Police.

“We totally perceive the anger and fear that this has prompted, and I’m talking to folks in the neighborhood right now to reassure them that we’re doing every part we will to determine and arrest these accountable. Incidents like this are extremely uncommon, however folks can count on to see additional patrols within the space,” she stated.

Sikh Youth UK and Sikh Federation UK stated they assist the sufferer and her household after the “brutal assault.” A neighborhood gurdwara, Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick, organised a public assembly on Friday to debate vigilance and security measures for members of the group. PTI AK VN VN