POLL: Should the UK ban the kirpan after Sikh man convicted of murder? Vote now

POLL: Should the UK ban the kirpan after Sikh man convicted of murder? Vote nowZia Yusuf is calling for the kirpan to be banned from being carried in public after 18-year-old Henry Nowak was stabbed to death last December. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Toby Codd 08:01, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Vickrum Digwa has been convicted of murder (Image: Hampshire Police/PA Wire)Calls have been made to ban the kirpan after the tragic murder of Henry Nowak. The 18-year-old student was repeatedly stabbed to death by Vickrum Digwa with the Sikh ceremonial knife while on his way home from a night out with friends last December. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's spokesperson for Home Affairs, has called for the kirpan to be banned from public carrying in the UK. He previously said: "White people are now demonstrably the biggest victims of racism in Britain." It comes after Digwa, 23, was convicted of murder at Southampton Crown Court while his mother, 53-year-old Kiran Kaur, was found guilty of assisting an offender. So what do you think? Vote in our poll and join the debate in the comments section below. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any...