Guest guest Posted September 16, 2005 Report Share Posted September 16, 2005 LONDON (Sept. 9, 2005, PTI) - Faith hate crimes against Hindus and Sikhs have increased sharply here since the July 7 bombings, more than those against Muslims, the Hindu Forum of Britain has claimed. There have been 932 hate crimes against Indians, predominantly Hindus and Sikhs, compared with around 600 such instances against Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims, according to Ramesh Kallidai, secretary-general of the forum. Leaders of the forum met the assistant commissioner of the metropolitan police, Tarique Ghaffour, and spoke to him about the increased vulnerability of Hindus to faith hate crimes and expressed concern over absence of government recognition of this. Forum leaders said most of the crimes took place because of mistaken identity in the 7/7 backlash. "As Asians, we all look the same and are equally vulnerable to any backlash," Kallidai said. "However, our greatest concern is that there is no official recognition yet that Hindus and Sikhs are more vulnerable than the Muslim community." SOURCE: The Telegraph, Calcutta URL: http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050909/asp/nation/story_5216557.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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