Sikh arsenal fan faced racial abuse at home stadium during match with liverpool
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Arsenal Football Club released a statement regarding the incident. "We have made contact with a season ticket holder, who has confirmed that during half time of the match against
Liverpool on Wednesday, March 16, he was the victim of racial abuse and a physical attack on his cultural identity," the club statement read. The statement added, "Arsenal is a
home for everyone and we take all forms of discriminatory abuse and violence extremely seriously. We will not stand for this kind of behaviour." Jas Singh, of The Sikh Network, an open
collective of Sikh activists and professionals based in the UK, told Sky News that anti-Sikh hate crimes were spiking in the United Kingdom. "Whilst the recent anti-Sikh hate crime
attack at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium was shocking and unacceptable, it is unfortunately not a new or unique incident. We have seen a sharp increase in attacks and incidents since 2016
and the Brexit debates. Such abuse and attacks are becoming more and more regular in sporting venues and public places," Jas Singh stated. _(With inputs from Sky News)_