Gurdwaras handing out rape alarms to community

Rape alarms were handed out to the local community at the Guru Nanak Parkash temple in Coventry on Wednesday

Thousands of rape alarms are being issued by Sikh communities across the West Midlands following sex attacks against two women that have been investigated by police as racially aggravated.

Congregations at Gurdwaras are funding the alarms and sending a message for the local community to work together.

At the Guru Nanak Parkash temple in Coventry, activist Deepa Singh from Sikh Youth told the BBC that families should implement small changes to be safer.

The move comes after a woman was raped in Oldbury in September and a second was raped in Walsall last month. Both women were Sikh.

Mr Singh said: "Everyone needs to do a bit more. There needs to be more communication, less people focusing on their phones and music while walking around.

"Just a few things people can change and implement in their families as its getting dark earlier"

A man has been charged with rape in relation to the Walsall attack. A man and woman arrested in connection with the Oldbury rape have been released on police bail.