In Second Assault in Less Than 10 Days, 2 Sikh Men Attacked in Same New York Neighborhood
2 years, 8 months ago

In Second Assault in Less Than 10 Days, 2 Sikh Men Attacked in Same New York Neighborhood

News 18  

We have approached the local authorities and New York City Police Department in the matter, the Consulate said. The Consulate General of India in New York said in a tweet that the assault on two Sikh gentlemen in Richmond Hills, New York is deplorable. The Sikh Coalition said it is in direct touch with the New York Police Department Hate Crimes Task Force, who has shared that one suspect is in custody while the search is on for another attacker. NY State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar said that as the first Punjabi American ever elected to New York State Office, she in unequivocal terms stresses that there is zero tolerance for hate crimes against the Sikh American community in New York State. Police Commissioner of the City of New York Keechant Sewell said that NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig was investigating the assault of the elderly Sikh man.

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Police arrest 3 for attacking homeguard of Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib with kirpan
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Police arrest 3 for attacking homeguard of Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib with kirpan

Op India  

On Monday, a group of three men attacked the home guard of the Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib with a kirpan. Following the attack on the homeguard of Gurdwara Hemkund Sahib, the police have arrested the three men. When Sikh mob brutally assaulted woman inside Golden Temple In March 2022, an elderly woman from Bihar was brutally assaulted by two Sikh men …

Sikh man beaten to death in New York spurs calls for hate crimes probe
1 year, 1 month ago

Sikh man beaten to death in New York spurs calls for hate crimes probe

The Independent  

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Indian-American Sikh man beaten to death in New York road-rage attack, family seeks hate crime charges against killer
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian-American Sikh man beaten to death in New York road-rage attack, family seeks hate crime charges against killer

Hindustan Times  

A Indian-American Sikh man, 66, was reportedly beaten to death in aroad-rage attack in Queens, New York, last week. Jasmer Singh’s family is now seeking hate-crime charges against the alleged killer On Thursday, October 19, Singh was driving his wife from a doctor's appointment in Kew Gardens in the afternoon when he got into a fender-bender before the fatal encounter …

US: 26-year-old man arrested for punching Sikh teen for wearing turban, charged with hate crime
1 year, 2 months ago

US: 26-year-old man arrested for punching Sikh teen for wearing turban, charged with hate crime

India TV News  

A 26-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly punching a Sikh teenager for wearing a turban in New York and charged with a hate crime. Police said that Philippeaux approached the Sikh teenager on the New York MTA bus and said, "We don't wear that in this country" referring to his turban. The suspect asked the Sikh teen to take …

US: Sikh youth 'shaken and angered' after attack in New York bus
1 year, 2 months ago

US: Sikh youth 'shaken and angered' after attack in New York bus

Op India  

A 19-year-old Sikh boy was left “shaken and angered” after being attacked in a New York City bus in a suspected hate crime on 15th October. The young man endured assault multiple times while boarding an MTA bus in New York City, according to the statement. “Given that this young Singh’s turban was targeted during the attack, we are heartened …

Indian Consulate condemns assault on Sikh student in Canada, calls for action
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian Consulate condemns assault on Sikh student in Canada, calls for action

Firstpost  

The 17-year-old Sikh student was either ‘beer or pepper sprayed’ by another teenage student after exiting a public transit bus on his way home on September 11 The Consulate General of India in Vancouver has strongly condemned the assault on a Sikh student in Canada’s British Columbia province and called for prompt action against perpetrators. The 17-year-old Sikh student was …

Indian Consulate condemns assault on Sikh student in Canada, calls for action
1 year, 3 months ago

Indian Consulate condemns assault on Sikh student in Canada, calls for action

Hindustan Times  

The Consulate General of India in Vancouver strongly condemned the assault of a 17-year-old Sikh high school student at a bus stop in Canada’s British Columbia province and called for prompt action against perpetrators. “Officers determined a 17-year-old Sikh student was either beer or pepper sprayed by another teenage male after exiting a public transit bus on his way home,” …

British Sikh MP calls for ‘urgent action’ over anti-Sikh hate crimes
2 years, 2 months ago

British Sikh MP calls for ‘urgent action’ over anti-Sikh hate crimes

India TV News  

Highlights There were 701 anti-Christian and 161 cases of anti-Hindu hate crimes reported Overall, 156,000 offences were recorded by police across England and Wales in 2021-22 The number of hate crimes recorded has been on the rise in recent years Hate Crimes: Preet Kaur Gill, a British Sikh member of Parliament for the Opposition Labour Party, has written to UK …

UK: Sikh girl who stood up against attack on Hindu temples in Leicester violence getting threats
2 years, 2 months ago

UK: Sikh girl who stood up against attack on Hindu temples in Leicester violence getting threats

Op India  

Unidentified people on social media are harassing a Sikh girl in the United Kingdom for protesting against the attacks on Hindu temples by Islamist extremists in Leicester. pic.twitter.com/NWCJMfXJb6 — Duke of the Diaspora September 26, 2022 The victim further revealed that she continued to receive threats even though she did not say anything regarding Muslims or Islam. pic.twitter.com/n1XVkVxFd0 — Duke …

Two Sikh men attacked, robbed in New York, one arrested
2 years, 8 months ago

Two Sikh men attacked, robbed in New York, one arrested

India Today  

In the second such assault in less than 10 days, two Sikh men were attacked and robbed in Queens here, the same neighbourhood in the city where an elderly Sikh man was assaulted early this month. The Consulate General of India in New York said in a tweet that the “assault on two Sikh gentlemen in Richmond Hills, New York” …

Two Sikh men attacked in alleged hate crime in New York's Queens; one suspect arrested
2 years, 8 months ago

Two Sikh men attacked in alleged hate crime in New York's Queens; one suspect arrested

Firstpost  

Two Sikh men were assaulted in an alleged hate crime incident in the Richmond Hills area of New York, US, on Tuesday. — Sikh Coalition April 12, 2022 New York Attorney General Letitia James, condemning the attack, tweeted: “Another hateful attack against our Sikh community in Richmond Hill. Anyone with information about this should immediately contact @NYPDnews.” NY State Assemblywoman …

Shocked and angered over assault, says Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver attacked in US
2 years, 11 months ago

Shocked and angered over assault, says Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver attacked in US

Deccan Chronicle  

New York: An Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver - whose turban was knocked off and told "turbaned people, go back to your country" by an unidentified man in the US - says he is "shocked and angered" to be assaulted and that no one should experience such hate. In a statement on January 3, community-based civil and human rights organisation The …

Indian-origin Sikh cab driver harassed in US, State dept condemns after India takes up issue with US authorities
2 years, 11 months ago

Indian-origin Sikh cab driver harassed in US, State dept condemns after India takes up issue with US authorities

Op India  

An unidentified man assaulted an Indian-origin Sikh man earlier this week at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in a suspected hate crime. On January 4, Navjot Pal Kaur shared an undated 26-second video to the microblogging site Twitter, depicting a man attacking a Sikh Indian-origin cab driver outside the airport. @PMOIndia @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @IndianEmbassyUS @NYCMayor @NYCMayorsOffice — India …

US vows action against recent attack on Sikh Cab driver at JFK airport
2 years, 11 months ago

US vows action against recent attack on Sikh Cab driver at JFK airport

Hindustan Times  

The United States on Sunday condemned the recent attack on a Sikh cab driver at the John F Kennedy airport in New York City stating that the government has a responsibility to hold perpetrators of hate crimes accountable for their actions. This is the second such attack on a Sikh cab driver in New York. “We are deeply disturbed by …

'Deeply disturbing': Indian Consulate urges US to probe assault on Sikh taxi driver
2 years, 11 months ago

'Deeply disturbing': Indian Consulate urges US to probe assault on Sikh taxi driver

India Today  

Terming the assault on a Sikh taxi driver at the JFK International Airport as "deeply disturbing", India's Consulate General here said that it has taken up the matter with the US authorities and urged them to investigate the incident. “The assault against a Sikh taxi driver in New York is deeply disturbing. @PMOIndia @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @IndianEmbassyUS @NYCMayor @NYCMayorsOffice — India …

'Osama’s Nephew': A Gen After 9/11, Young Sikh Americans Struggle With Racial Abuse
3 years, 3 months ago

'Osama’s Nephew': A Gen After 9/11, Young Sikh Americans Struggle With Racial Abuse

News 18  

Sikh entrepreneur Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Arizona gas station four days after the Sept. 11 attacks by a man who declared he was “going to go out and shoot some towel-heads” and mistook him for an Arab Muslim. Such attacks can be particularly hard on young Sikhs, who face bullying by classmates who try to yank off …

Still struggling with discrimination after 9/11, young Sikhs say 'we couldn't believe it'
3 years, 3 months ago

Still struggling with discrimination after 9/11, young Sikhs say 'we couldn't believe it'

Firstpost  

Young Sikh Americans still struggle a generation later with the discrimination that 9/11 unleashed against their elders and them, ranging from school bullying to racial profiling to hate crimes Sikh entrepreneur Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Arizona gas station four days after the 11 September attacks by a man who declared he was “going to go out and …

Young Sikhs still struggle with post-Sept. 11 discrimination
3 years, 3 months ago

Young Sikhs still struggle with post-Sept. 11 discrimination

Associated Press  

MESA, Ariz. — Sikh entrepreneur Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Arizona gas station four days after the Sept. 11 attacks by a man who declared he was “going to go out and shoot some towel-heads” and mistook him for an Arab Muslim. “One hundred years ago we were labeled Hindus, then Saudi Arabians, and when Iran was in …

Arrests in Times Square melee over Israel; Jewish man beaten
3 years, 7 months ago

Arrests in Times Square melee over Israel; Jewish man beaten

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More than two dozen people were arrested as pro-Israel and pro-Palestine demonstrators clashed in New York City’s Times Square and police were investigating the gang assault of a Jewish man as a hate crime, police said Friday. We had folks throwing very potent fireworks and creating harm to others and burning some folks, at least one person.” …

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