Sikh Woman’s Racially Aggravated Rape in West Midlands Sparks Outrage, Calls for Action Against Racism

London: The brutal rape of a young Sikh woman in Oldbury, West Midlands, has sent shockwaves through Britain’s South Asian and migrant communities. The 20 -year- old was attacked on 9 September by two white men near Tame Road, who not only assaulted her but hurled racist abuse, telling her, “You don’t belong in this country, get out.” West Midlands Police are treating the case as a racially aggravated hate crime.

Outrage has poured in from community organisations. The Students’ Federation of India (UK) and the Indian Workers’ Association (GB) condemned the assault as part of a wider climate of hate fuelled by anti -immigrant rhetoric and emboldened racism. They said the incident has left minority communities fearful and women particularly vulnerable in an already discriminatory atmosphere.

Both groups demanded urgent action, justice for the victim, reparative support, and tougher measures against racist violence and political hate speech. They warned that unchecked hostility, stoked by mainstream politics and far-right groups, is tearing at the social fabric of the country.

SFI-UK said the crime was “a heinous attack that exposes the rotten core of racist politics in Britain” and called for “a principled opposition to the politics of hate before more lives are destroyed.” The IWA-GB declared the assault “a chilling reminder of how fascist rhetoric is emboldening violence on our streets” and urged working- class unity to “meet the challenges of racism and fascism head-on.”

“The time has come to build a united front against racism and fascism,” the IWA (GB) said. The SFI- UK echoed the call, insisting that only a principled stand against hate can prevent such crimes from becoming the new normal.