Leamington Spa Sikh temple disturbance: Two men charged

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Gurdwara in Leamington SpaImage source, Google
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Police said they got reports of a group of men forcing their way into the temple in Leamington Spa

Two men have been charged with religiously aggravated offences following a disturbance at a Sikh temple.

Fifty five men were arrested at the Gurdwara Sahib in Leamington Spa in September following reports of men entering the building in a dispute about inter-faith marriages.

Gursharan Singh, 33, and Kulvinder Bir Singh, 37, of Coventry, will appear before magistrates in January.

A third man has been cautioned.

No further action will be taken against the other 52 men who were arrested.

Gursharan Singh, formerly of Coventry, has been charged with racially or religiously aggravated common assault and will appear at Warwickshire Magistrates' Court on 11 January.

Kulvinder Bir Singh, from Tilehurst Drive, Coventry will appear before magistrates on 18 January to face a charge of religiously aggravated criminal damage.

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Tachbrook Drive, Leamington
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Police were called to the Gurdwara Sahib in September

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