According to a local newspaper, the Ilford Recorder, ten homeless people have in last 13 months. Six of them were Indians. Two were British while the other two were of different European nationalities.
Fifty-year-old Sodhi Singh died on Saturday - the sixth death of an Indian migrant in Ilford, the paper reports.
Source: Courtesy: Ilford Recorder
Sixty-one-year-old Kawal Singh had died earlier in August. He was found dead on the doorstep of Redbridge Council's building.
London-based migration lawyer Ravinder Singh Sheokand says the community is shocked.
“We know many people face hardships in Britain. We also know the community helps when and where possible.
"And yet, we failed these fellow human beings, many of whom were not able to return to India or work here. It breaks my heart,” Sheokand told SBS Hindi.
Source: Courtesy: Ilford Recorder
According to Mr Sheokand, Sodhi had arrived in the UK in 1995 and sought political asylum.
"In 2006, he fell out of the system after losing his cash-in-hand job. He had developed a severe alcohol addiction," says Mr Sheokand.
Share
