‘You don’t belong in this country’: British Sikh woman raped in ‘racially aggravated attack’
News Mania Desk / Piyal Chatterjee / 13th September 2025
In response to the reported rape of a British Sikh lady earlier this week—which is being investigated as a “racially aggravated assault”—UK Police issued an informational appeal on Friday. According to West Midlands Police, a lady in her 20s reported being sexually assaulted on Tame Road in Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands, on Tuesday morning.
“We’re investigating after a woman reported to us that she had been raped in Oldbury in what we are treating as a racially aggravated attack,” news agency PTI quoted West Midlands Police as saying in a statement.
“The woman has told us that a racist remark was made to her during the attack. We are currently treating it as an isolated incident,” the statement added.
Two white men are identified as the suspects. One is described as being heavy-set, with a shaved head, and wearing a dark hoodie and gloves. According to reports, the second man was dressed in a grey top that had a silver zip.
Anyone who may have spotted the males is encouraged to come forward by the police. In response to community concerns, a group of religion and community leaders led by Jas Singh, chief advisor to the Sikh Federation (UK), organized the meeting at the Guru Nanak Gurdwara temple in Smethwick, a few miles from Oldbury.
Chief Superintendent Kim Madill of Sandwell Police said, “We are working really hard to identify those responsible, with CCTV, forensic and other enquiries well underway. We fully understand the anger and worry that this has caused.”
“I am speaking to people in the community today to reassure them that we are doing everything we can to identify and arrest those responsible. Incidents like this are incredibly rare, but people can expect to see extra patrols in the area,” Kim added.
Gurinder Singh Josan, the local MP for Smethwick, described the incident as a “truly horrific attack” that had left the victim traumatised and urged anyone with information to assist police in investigating the “hate crime.”
