Man arrested for Oldbury rape gets bail, sparking anger in Sikh community

TOI Correspondent from London: The antheral arrested successful the Oldbury “racially motivated” rape of a young British Sikh pistillate has been released connected constabulary bail without charge, sparking immense choler successful the Sikh community.Crimestoppers, which is autarkic of the police, is offering a £20,000 (approx. Rs 24 lakh) reward for accusation they person that leads to the apprehension and condemnation of those liable for the rape.The onslaught and rape by 2 achromatic men happened connected a pistillate successful her 20s successful the Tame Road country of Oldbury connected Sept 9 conscionable earlier 8.30 americium arsenic she was walking to work. Police initially said they were treating it arsenic “racially aggravated”.Police had arrested a antheral successful his 30s connected suspicion of rape connected Sept 14 but person truthful acold failed to way down the 2nd man.The Sikh assemblage has successful effect enactment retired its ain entreaty and enactment up a reward of £10,000 (about Rs 12 lakh) for accusation starring to the apprehension and palmy condemnation of the 2 men involved.Sikh Federation UK has spearheaded a missive penning run calling connected Sikh constituents to constitute to their MPs requesting them to marque a nationalist connection astir the rape and to petition the premier curate to dainty anti-Sikh hatred connected a par with Islamophobia.

They besides assertion constabulary initially downplayed the rape.West Midlands constabulary and Sandwell Council person enactment a mobile CCTV camera adjacent the country for reassurance. Hundreds of hours of CCTV footage person been examined and forensic specialists are besides carrying retired extended enquires.Chief superintendent Kim Madill of Sandwell Police said: “In the past 2 weeks, our officers person been moving level retired arsenic portion of this investigation. Our neighbourhood officers person been patrolling the country and we person specializer officers who person been supporting the unfortunate and her family.”