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False Racial Call, Murder Conviction Spark Blade Ban Debate

5/31/2026

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Police handcuffed the student after a misleading emergency call claimed a racial attack.
Vickrum Digwa was convicted of murdering Henry Nowak with a Sikh knife in Southampton and awaits sentencing.
The UK Sikh Federation said the blade was not a typical Kirpan and urged better legal understanding.
Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick announced plans to ban large ceremonial blades in public.

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Police handcuffed the student after a misleading emergency call claimed a racial attack.
Vickrum Digwa was convicted of murdering Henry Nowak with a Sikh knife in Southampton and awaits sentencing.
The UK Sikh Federation said the blade was not a typical Kirpan and urged better legal understanding.
Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick announced plans to ban large ceremonial blades in public.