Contract killings in London’s Sikh community?

Title

Contract killings in London’s Sikh community?

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

29 Jan 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:04:22

Description

Report on what appears to be a series of attacks targeting moderate Sikh leaders in London. Peter Kimber reports from Southall, where shopkeeper and political activist Tarsem Singh Toor was fatally shot; Toor’s friend, P.S. Khabra (poss. Piara Singh Khabra?), expresses his fears for fellow Sikhs and for the wider black and Asian community and its sense of togetherness. Vox pop with local Sikhs.

Contributors

Peter Kimber; Piara Khabra?

Keywords

India; London; Government; Crime; Religion; Homicide; Southall; Sikhs; Sikhism; Tarsem Singh Toor

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