Sikh Woman Raped In Broad Daylight In UK, Told ‘Go Back To Your Country’ In Racist Abuse

Last Updated:September 13, 2025, 12:08 IST

The attack, which police are treating as racially aggravated, occurred near Tame Road around 8:30 am last Tuesday, said officials

Screengrab of the crime scene | Image: X

A Sikh woman in her twenties was raped by two men in Oldbury, UK, and subjected to racist abuse, including being told to “go back to your country."

The attack, which police are treating as racially aggravated, occurred near Tame Road around 8:30 am last Tuesday, said officials.

According to West Midlands Police, the woman reported that the assailants hurled racist remarks during the assault. Detectives are examining CCTV footage and forensic evidence to track down the suspects.

Local media described the attackers as white men — one with a shaved head wearing a dark sweatshirt, and the other dressed in a grey top.

The crime has sparked anger within the Sikh community, with police acknowledging the outrage as “fully understandable" and promising increased patrols in the area.

Birmingham MP Preet Kaur Gill strongly condemned the assault, calling the rise of “overt racism" in the UK deeply troubling.

“This was an act of extreme violence and racially aggravated abuse. She does belong here. Every community has the right to feel safe, respected, and valued. Racism and misogyny have no place in Oldbury or anywhere in Britain," Gill said.

Ilford South MP Jas Athwal described the incident as a “vile, racist, misogynist attack," warning it reflects “rising racial tensions" in the country that have left a young woman “traumatised for life."

The attack comes weeks after two elderly Sikh men were brutally assaulted outside Wolverhampton railway station by teenagers, who were filmed kicking them repeatedly until bystanders intervened.

Their turbans were dislodged during the attack, fuelling further outrage in the community.

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