200-strong masked mob surrounds a Hindu temple in Birmingham


Last night, violence between Muslims and Hindus erupted from Leicester to Birmingham after 200 masked men gathered in front of a Hindu temple to oppose a planned event.

Violence between Muslims and Hindus spread from Leicester to Birmingham last night after 200 masked men gathered outside a Hindu temple to protest against a planned event

Violence between Muslims and Hindus spread from Leicester to Birmingham last night after 200 masked men gathered outside a Hindu temple to protest against a planned event


A huge number of masked and hooded young males gathered at the Durga Bhawan Hindu temple in Smethwick, with witnesses saying that bottles and firecrackers were thrown.

Police with riot helmets and shields were seen approaching the gathering, believed to be primarily Muslim men, and attempting to pull them away from the temple as demonstrators scaled the surrounding fence and chanted.

The events mirrored those saw in Leicester two days previously, where sectarian skirmishes occurred on Saturday and Sunday and 47 people were arrested in relation to the unrest.

Police closed the road and moved protesters across to the other side away from the temple

Police closed the road and moved protesters across to the other side away from the temple

Community leaders in Leicester asserted that foreigners were entering the city to cause disturbance by disseminating false information and inciting religious animosity.

The Leicestershire Police have stated that they are investigating attacks on both religions, including assaults on Muslim men and the egging of a Hindu family’s home.

However, not all cases recorded or posted online have been verified as genuine.

Police on scene at a protest outside a Hindu temple in Smethwick

Police on scene at a protest outside a Hindu temple in Smethwick

Police on scene at a protest outside a Hindu temple in Smethwick

According to the Times, police rejected accusations that a Muslim girl had been kidnapped by Hindu men in Leicester, while mosque authorities refuted claims that Hindus had invaded the facility and yelled at others who were praying.

It is believed that the temple in Smethwick canceled the program where a controversial speaker was scheduled to address members last night after learning of the planned protest.

Last night, violence between Muslims and Hindus erupted from Leicester to Birmingham after 200 masked men gathered outside a Hindu temple to oppose a scheduled event.

West Midlands Police tweeted said they were aware of the demonstration and were working with religious leaders and others to monitor the situation.

Pictured: This clip showed masked men walking into east Leicester after tensions spilled over

Pictured: This clip showed masked men walking into east Leicester after tensions spilled over

A spokesman stated, ‘We strive to strike a balance between the rights of demonstrators and those of local people and businesses, while minimizing major disturbance to communities.

We have a long tradition of facilitating peaceful protest and respecting the right to protest, while maintaining public safety and preventing crime and unrest.

Local councillor Ahmad Bostan slammed the scenes, stating, “The terrible scenes saw in Smethwick tonight do not represent the harmonious, rich variety of our town, and those who came with malicious intent will be punished by the law.”

Our communities stand united against such intolerance, and hatemongers are not welcome here.

Temporary Chief Constable Rob Nixon for Leicestershire Police said that police officers who had been deployed to the capital have been sent back to the east Midlands city to help

Temporary Chief Constable Rob Nixon for Leicestershire Police said that police officers who had been deployed to the capital have been sent back to the east Midlands city to help

According to Birmingham World, prior to the demonstration, temple authorities asserted that ‘false claims’ had been distributed as part of a ‘plan to create some problem’

A committee member told the media outlet, ‘We have alerted the police. The Chair of the Sandwell Imam group informed us about the demonstration.

People are attempting to replicate the situation in Leicester. Here, there have never been any conflicts between communities, and we are neither a BJP or RSS center.’

The police stopped the road and transported the demonstrators to the opposite side of the shrine.

Tuesday depicts police presence at a protest outside a Hindu temple in Smethwick.

RSS refers to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, an all-male Hindu nationalist volunteer group that is frequently described as a paramilitary organization, whereas BJP refers to the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling political party in India that has been accused of passing policies and pursuing a religiously divisive agenda.

Other video filmed in Smethwick last night shows a masked man stating that Hindus who supported the RSS or BJP were not welcome in Birmingham or Leicester, adding, “You are not welcome anywhere in the United Kingdom.”

Recent Hindu immigrants to the city of Leicester are alleged to embrace Indian nationalist beliefs.

After conversations between religious leaders resulted in the cancellation of the protest, the Muslim religious leader Muhammad Uddin issued a plea for peace and advised people to stay at home and not participate.

The program was canceled as soon as the temple became aware of the speaker’s contentious history, he added, and he urged people to verify and examine the information they receive.

A court heard that the second man condemned in connection with violence in Leicester claimed to have been “inspired by social media.”

Adam Yusuf, 21, of Leicester, was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to carrying a knife during a Sunday demonstration.

The court heard that Yusuf, a resident of the city, informed the probation service that he had been “affected by social media” in reference to incidents occurring near his residence and was “upset.”

The magistrates informed him that his behavior “brings shame” to the city and will not be permitted. He was sentenced to a year in prison, suspended for 18 months.

This weekend, police personnel in London were diverted from preparations for the Queen’s burial to cope with the violence that broke out in Leicester on Saturday night and persisted into Sunday.

One man from Leicester has thus far been incarcerated for his role in the incident, but police have revealed that a number of people apprehended came from outside the city.

Amos Noronha, age 20, was sentenced to ten months in prison after pleading guilty to possession of an offensive weapon in connection with the violence; however, no other information on his offense was disclosed.

Noronha was among the 47 persons arrested over the weekend following the skirmishes that left 16 cops hurt.

The suspects are accused with a variety of crimes, including affray, assault, weapon possession, and disorderly conduct.

Some in the region had linked the violence to an India-Pakistan cricket match, but community leaders are convinced that tensions existed prior to that weekend.

The 28th of August footage of violence breaking out after a cricket match was extensively posted on social media, and authorities have since stated that the event was not initially motivated by religious bias.

This video depicts masked men walking into east Leicester after tensions erupted.

Leicestershire Police Temporary Chief Constable Rob Nixon stated that officers who had been deployed to the capital have been sent back to the east Midlands city to assist.

The inhabitants of Leicester, however, claim that the relationship between the two populations has been tense for months, citing the cricket match as the “trigger” for the most recent outbreak of disturbance.

“When there is violence, we unite and let them know it will not be accepted in Leicester,”

The residents of the regions of Leicester hit by recent violence have expressed their shock and dismay, as well as their hope that the disruption will end soon.

On Saturday and Sunday nights, Leicestershire Police had a busy time regulating gatherings of people in city neighborhoods. The confrontations resulted in arrests and calls for calm by the police.

The police operation is underway in the east of Leicester, and officers were on duty last night to respond to any additional incidents. For those living in the impacted areas, however, there is astonishment, despair, and the hope that the situation will soon be resolved.

An unnamed Muslim business owner in the Spinney Hills region stated, “I’ve been here since I was four years old, and we’ve never had this kind of interfaith conflict before.” I have Hindu clients and Hindu friends with whom I spend time and play cricket.

“When there is violence, we join with the police to tell the perpetrators that it will not be accepted in Leicester. All of my Hindu clientele here oppose the current situation.

“We must eradicate this, and I believe they’ve gotten the message.” There are Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs present.

This is the year 2022, and we’re just trying to work hard and pay our electrical bills!

Unnamed man from the Spinney Hills neighborhood added, ‘It’s about the politics in India, and some immigrants who have lately moved to Leicester believe they can bring what happens in India to this city, but we won’t tolerate it. This should not occur in Leicester.

52-year-old Linden Walker remarked, “I’ve seen the police about.” I believe it should end soon.

The residents of the area surrounding the Golden Mile in Belgravia were similarly hopeful that the disturbances would cease. Michaela Sufterova, 24, of Belgrave, stated, “Because I live near Belgrave Road, it’s extremely unsettling for me; I try to avoid it.”

I haven’t witnessed any violence, although there are several police officers around. They could perform better, but they are attempting to maintain control. It is unusual to see all of this on the national news, and I hope it ends soon.

Rahul Kumar, age 28, stated, “I am a Punjabi Sikh, therefore we don’t intervene, and I haven’t witnessed any of the issues that have occurred in this area.” I believe that the situation is worse in Highfields than it is in Belgrave.

Yesterday afternoon, Leicestershire Police tweeted, “The impact of unrest on our communities is unacceptable.” Thank you to everyone who is helping to alleviate tensions. Our city will not accept violence or chaos.

There will be proactive patrols in the East Leicester area, and anyone with information on the disorder is encouraged to contact the police. In an emergency, the police can be reached on either the 101 or 999 number.

Dharmesh Lakhani, who has lived in the city for more than 50 years and is employed by local mosques, believes that external factors exacerbated the issue.

Yesterday, he stated on BBC R4’s Today show, ‘It’s been brewing slowly, slowly, slowly, and the cricket incident worked as a catalyst.

“Now, in my opinion, if it were only people from Leicester, things would have settled down.”

I believe that outside influences are not welcome here. We only need the citizens of Leicester, the Hindu organizations, the Muslim organizations, our authorities, the police, and our city council to immediately resolve this issue.

Yesterday, the Hindu and Muslim leaders of Leicester issued an urgent plea for calm.

In a joint statement, the authorities of the Jame Mosque and the Iskcon Hindu temple emphasized the strong affinity between the two religions and demanded an immediate end to “provocation and violence.”

The declaration ran as follows: “We, the family of Leicester, stand before you not only as Hindus and Muslims but also as brothers and sisters.

Our two faiths have coexisted together in the magnificent city for almost fifty years.

The statement, delivered by Hindu leader Pradyumna Pradipgajjar on the steps of the mosque, highlighted the struggles both faiths had through to make the East Midlands city their home.

It reads, “We arrived together in this city.” Together, we face the same issues; we battled against racist bigots and built this city a model of diversity and community cohesiveness.’

The leaders stated that they were “heartbroken and saddened” by the outbreak of violence and tension between the two communities.

They continued, “We are a strong family, and we will work together to settle any issue that may emerge; we have no need to seek outside assistance.” There is no place in Leicester for any foreign extreme ideology that sows discord.

Our message to those who promote discord between us is quite clear: we will not allow you to succeed.

“We implore everyone to respect the sanctity of religious places, mosques and mandirs alike – whether provocations with loud music, flag-bearing, insulting slogans, or violent assaults against the fabric of worship.” This is neither acceptable nor supported by our religions.

As with many families, we will have frank and difficult conversations in order to address the difficulties, but we are convinced that with our faith in God and in each other, we will emerge even stronger.

We are a single family.

The weekend footage shows a group of masked guys marching through Leicester, with one of them carrying a 2×4 foot piece of wood.

On Sunday, ugliness spread across the eastern portion of the city when police received information of an unauthorised demonstration with up to 200 individuals moving towards Highfields.

Leicestershire Police stated that more officers from the West Midlands, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire were deployed to assist them.

The force stated that horses from Thames Valley Police were also deployed in the city.

According to the police, the additional support was supplied under the standard mutual aid procedure, and some policemen were prevented from traveling to London to assist.

Local officers were dispatched immediately to the location in an effort to engage the throng, while additional officers were called in. However, the demonstrators continued their march before the arrival of the additional officers.

A clip released online allegedly depicted a similar police divide between Hindus and Muslims.

Then, an opposition faction gathered. The police issued a dispersal order, but further violence and chaos broke out throughout the city’s eastern region.

Since then, footage has emerged of police brandishing batons and yelling at individuals to disperse while bottles were thrown, just missing policemen.

Several hours after two arrests were made as a result of disturbances that erupted during an unexpected protest on Saturday night and early Sunday morning, a video of fighting breaking out on the streets surfaced with police breaking up the two groups.

Fights and scuffles broke out, cars were damaged, and a man was reportedly captured on camera ripping down a flag in front of a Hindu temple on Belgrave Road.

Claudia Webbe, the independent representative for Leicester East, has stated that certain social media accounts looked to be “preying on this anxiety” by “spreading falsehoods.”

She wrote to the interim chief of Leicestershire Police at the beginning of the month and again prior to the latest disturbances, encouraging vigilance and relaying concerns of “incitement to hatred against Muslims and Hindus.”

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