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.
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Henry Nowak Murder Sparks UK Protests
- What happened to Henry Nowak and why has his murder caused outcry? The Independent —
- 'We've just been attacked racially by some white person!': How Sikh killer's brother told police Henry Nowak was the aggressor - as family issue apology Daily Mail —
- Attorney General's office to consider Henry Nowak's killer's jail sentence following public outcry Mirror —
- Nigel Farage leads outrage at footage of police handcuffing stabbing victim Henry Nowak and ignoring his pleas for help - as his Sikh killer branded him a racist Daily Mail —
- CHILLING Bodyworn video of Henry Nowak being handcuffed AFTER being FATALLY stabbed by Vickrum Digwa 📹 Manchester Evening News — · 11min