Southampton murder involving kirpan sparks anger against police response and fears of religious division
Sentencing in a Southampton murder case involving a kirpan (a ceremonial dagger associated with Sikhism), along with the release of video footage of the police response sparked debates online and in the U.K. Parliament on Tuesday around policing and knife crime and the politicization of a brutal murder. Vickrum Digwa, 23, was sentenced on Monday…