- The Sikh Federation is calling for a public inquiry into "catastrophic multi-agency failures" surrounding the murder of student Henry Nowak in Southampton by Vickrum Digwa.
- Henry Nowak, 18, was killed in December 2025 by Digwa, who received a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years; prosecutors initially claimed the murder weapon was a ceremonial kirpan.
- Dabinderjit Singh, chief executive of political engagement for the Sikh Federation, has written to government ministers, questioning the preventability of Nowak's death and criticising the IOPC's police investigation.
- The Federation argues that the murder weapon was incorrectly identified as a kirpan, causing "highly damaging" misinformation and facilitating a false characterisation in court.
- Concerns are raised about Digwa being "on the police radar" in 2023 for stealing ceremonial blades, and the inquiry aims to address systemic biases and intelligence failures.
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