Scotland Yard has released CCTV images of a man they suspect for having targeted the turban of a Sikh activist,Ravneet Pal Singh in a racist attack outside the UK parliament in London last month.
Ravneet Pal Singh, South Asia Project Manager for EcoSikh, was in the security queue to enter Portcullis House an extension of the House of Commons complex in Westminster when a man targeted him in what the Metropolitan Police have been investigating as a “hate crime”.
The Metreopolitan Police in a statement released one month after the incident said, “A man who started shouting ‘Muslim go back’ approached the victim and attempted to remove his turban, grabbing it in his attempt to pull it off the victim’s head. He was unsuccessful and then made off from the scene. Police attended soon after the attack following reports of an assault.”
“Detectives from Westminster Community Safety Unit (CSU) are investigating and are keen to identify the man shown in CCTV stills released today. He is wanted for questioning in relation to this attack and is described as a white male, 5 ft 10 inches tall of stocky build and short black hair with stubble. He was wearing a dark blue jacket, blue jeans, black shoes and a black backpack,” the statement noted.
Ravneet Pal Singh and his colleague Jaspreet Singh, who were on a visit to the UK from India, were at Portcullis House to meet British Sikh MP Tan Dhesi regarding World Sikh Environment Day on March 14 and to discuss the establishment of EcoSikh as an environmental charity in the UK.
