Indian raped out of racial ven

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Indian raped out of racial vengeance in UK

Racial hatred resulted rape of an Indian-origin woman in United Kingdom that gripped tension in certain Asian dominated counties here since today morning.

A 32-year-old man has meanwhile been arrested on suspicion of the 'racially aggravated' rape of the 20-year-old Indian-origin woman in Walsall in northern England on Saturday evening.

British police said the suspect - described as a white male with short hair and wearing dark clothing - was arrested after a manhunt that began with the release of CCTV footage of the man.

The Detective Superintendent Ronan Tyrer, the officer in charge of the case, said the arrest was a 'significant development', particularly after the rape of a British Sikh woman in Oldbury - less than 20 km from Walsall - last month. Two suspects - men aged 49 and 65 - were arrested in that case but have since been released on bail, the officials said.

The young woman was notified of the arrest, DS Tyrer said. "Our investigation will continue to progress, and, as always, our priority is the woman who was the subject of this attack. She has been updated... and will continue to receive full support from specially trained officers."

"At this stage, we are not linking this attack to any others..." he said.

The Sikh Federation UK has said the woman is of Punjabi heritage.

The twin attacks prompted a fierce response from Preet Kaur Gill, a member of the Sikh community and a British Labour and Co-operative MP from the West Midlands region - where these assaults took place, said she was "deeply shocked" to hear about the Walsall rape.