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Sikhs in Oldbury
face attacks from Muslim youth
WSN Network
 LONDON:
Young Sikhs in Oldbury have been consistently facing violent attacks
and threats from local Muslim youth and police is now trying to
douse the imflamed passions after repeated clashes.
The Oldbury
Neighbourhood Policing Team is tackling and reducing tension after
meeting worried residents at a neighbourhood meeting at Burntree
Primary School.
A police spokesman
said: “Following recent disorders involving groups of young Muslim
and Sikh males, community tension has been perceived to be rising in
the Burntree and Temple Way areas.
“In order to
identify the underlying problems, neighbourhood officers have
attempted to engage community leaders from both communities with a
view to improving relations.
The police are
working hard to diffuse tensions and are cooperating with Sandwell
Metropolitan Borough Council in a bid to calm the situation down
even extending its operation into local schools.
And in a newsletter
to residents the police promised: “The local neighbourhood policing
team are currently working with partners to reduce tensions in these
areas.
“The Police and the
Council are looking to engage the community at the forthcoming
surgeries to discuss the needs of the community and officers have
also worked alongside local schools to monitor tensions.”
The police
spokesman said: “The neighbourhood police team has taken positive
action against a number of individuals within each group with a view
to prosecution. Officers are also working closely with youngsters in
the area of all backgrounds.”
Burntree area is
blighted with chronic anti-social behaviour including blatant drug
taking and underage drinking.
19
August 2009
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