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Ashley Preece & Tiffany Lo

Takeaway owner appalled after Indian restaurant vandalised with racist graffiti

A takeaway owner is devastated after his shop was vandalised with racist abuse.

Muzibur Rahman, who runs Saffron Indian Takeway in Solihull, Birmingham, felt 'victimised and incredibly hurt' as his curry house being emblazoned with huge black graffiti writing 'P***'.

Mr Rahman has been running his takeaway for 24 years, and told Birmingham Live : "I'm devastated.

"I can't really express my feelings. This is something very unusual that has happened.

Mr Rahman's Saffron Indian Takeaway was vandalised with racist abuse (BPM Media)

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"I've got lots of customers, friendly people living here and they use us regularly. Nobody said nothing [like this] to us at all.

"We've never felt like we're from another country. This is like our home for us."

The father-of-three moved to the UK from Bangladesh in the 1980s, before settling in Birmingham in 1991.

The incident happened between 11pm on March 19 and the next morning.

Mr Rahman was disgusted with what was a targeted racial attack on his business.

The father-of-three moved to the UK from Bangladesh in the 1980s (BPM Media)

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"I had my 19-year-old son text me to see if I was OK," he added.

"My family were waiting for me as I pulled up at home when I finished work the other night, to see if I was OK."

West Midlands Police confirmed the incident and officers are due to visit Mr Rahman over the weekend.

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