GANGS of mainly Pakistani men have preyed on British Sikh girls for decades, a bombshell report has revealed.

The girls have been groomed by Muslim men in a horrifying cycle of sexual exploitation ever since the 1960s, according to the Sikh Mediation and Rehabilitation Team charity.

3 A report has revealed that British Sikh girls have been preyed on since the 1960s Credit: Getty - Contributor

But shockingly the police often turned a blind eye because of “political correctness”.

The study - backed by a Labour MP - found police had “recklessly ignored” complaints.

The report painted a shameful picture of unabated abuse in the UK - starting as far back as the 1960s.

Sikh girls would be lured by “fashionably-dressed adult Pakistani men travelling in flamboyant vehicles to predominantly Sikh dominated areas and schools”, according to the report.

They would be groomed by one man, who would then pass her round to other family members.

3 The Sikh Mediation and Rehabilitation Team charity exposed the horrifying cycle of sexual exploitation Credit: S.M.A.R.T.

The shocking findings said that while the scandal of Asian men grooming white girls had shocked the nation over recent years, the abuse of Sikh girls had been kept under the radar for even longer.

Cases started to appear in the courts in 1971 – but the problem started in the 1960s, according to the study.

The lengthy report – titled the Religiously Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of Young Sikh Women Across the UK – said it wasn’t intended to be a “witch-hunt against any individual, community, culture or faith” but said nothing would change unless the facts were known.

Labour MP Sarah Champion, who campaigned on behalf of white girls raped and exploited by British Pakistani men in her Rotherham constituency, last night called for an independent investigation into similar abuse of British Sikh girls.

3 Labour MP Sarah Champion has called for an independent investigation into abuse of British Sikh girls Credit: PA:Press Association

She said: “I was shocked when I first heard about the organised abuse of Sikh girls by mostly Pakistani men.

“When I started speaking to Sikh women, I could not believe how widespread the grooming and abuse was – and that this has been going on for decades.

“All forms of sexual exploitation must be prevented.

"We need to speak of the abuse of Sikh girls to take it out of the shadows and make sure the authorities take it seriously.

“There needs to be a full investigation into the systematic abuse of Sikh girls.

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"It is only by understanding this disgusting crime that we can prevent it.”

The report said: "Over the course of three decades, Sikh community leaders in the West Midlands repeatedly assert that when families or community representatives contacted the police regarding the abuse of children, their information was consistently met with disinterest and their claims met by inaction," it said.

“With the emergence of multiple similar cases across the UK, the perceived failure to act has now been attributed to the 'political correctness' that inhibited authorities and agencies from addressing the racial and cultural dimensions understood as causative factors behind the abuse.”

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