Police investigate 'hate incident' after religious text thrown at temple in Bradford

The temple in the Barkerend area Credit: Google Streetview

Police say they are investigating a hate incident after a religious text was "maliciously" thrown at a Sikh temple in Bradford.

Officers were called just before 7.30pm on Saturday evening following reports that a Guru Granth Sahib Ji had been thrown over the locked gates of Guru Gobind Singh Gudwara in the Barkerend area of Bradford. The incident is thought to have occured the night before.

West Yorkshire Police said a hate incident was recorded after conversations with the Gudwara committee.

They say they are carrying out CCTV inquiries and are trying to find a white van that the perpetrators may have been using.