Calls for tougher action against those linked to convicted murderer Vikram Digva intensified after MP Rupert Lowe said, “Any Indian covering for Vikram Digva should be immediately deported”, as the debate over the murder of Southampton student Henry Novak and the use of bladed weapons under religious exemptions continues.Lowe is the MP for Great Yarmouth and leader of Restore Britain. He made the comments to theThe politician also called for the saber to be banned in Britain, calling it an “un-British religious practice”.DeGava was convicted of stabbing Nowak to death on Dec. 3 as the teen walked home alone after a night out with friends. Digwa used a 21 cm blade, which he claimed he considered part of his Sikhism.Judge William Mousley KC rejected DeGwa’s claims that he had acted in self-defence after being racially abused. Sentencing him, the judge said that Digwa had “shamed” both his family and his religion.Musli told the defendant, “You were calm but you had a large Sikh dagger.”Novak was a first-year student at the University of Southampton from Chafford Hundred, Essex. She was stabbed five times, including fatal injuries to her face, leg and chest. Prosecutors said DeGwa had a “passion for weapons”.Neighbors heard Novak saying that he had been stabbed and was dying. He tried to escape by climbing over the fence, leaving a trail of blood behind him.The case received national attention after police bodycam footage showed authorities initially treating Novak as a suspect. Despite repeatedly saying “I’ve been stabbed” and “I can’t breathe”, after Degawa falsely claimed he was attacked, he was handcuffed and arrested for assault.Police later apologized, saying that officers had been misled by information given at the scene and faced an “extremely complex” situation.Henry’s father Mark Novak described the events as “unbearable”.He said: “Henry did not die with dignity. He did not die with the care he deserved. Before anyone could believe him, he lost consciousness.”Meanwhile, the debate continues regarding the weapon used in the attack. The Sikh Federation said the blade used by Digwa was not a religious knife known as a kirpan and accused authorities of failing to clarify that distinction. However, the Crown Prosecution Service said that Digwa had chosen to carry two ceremonial knives and the judge accepted its assessment that the weapon was the saber that Digwa had chosen to use.Digva was also convicted of carrying a knife in a public place. His mother, Kiran Kaur, 53, was found guilty of assisting a criminal after attempting to hide the murder weapon. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 17.