The bushwhacker also punched the teen in his face, back, and the reverse of his head, causing minor cuts, the police said. In a suspected hate crime, a 19- time-old Sikh was assaulted and injured in New York for wearing a turban while travelling in a machine, the police said.
The attack took place on Sunday when the Sikh teen was riding a shuttle machine in Queens, CBS News channel reported. The suspect approached the victim, asking him to remove his turban and said,” We do not wear that in this country and take that mask off!”.
The bushwhacker also punched the teen in his face, back, and the reverse of his head, causing minor cuts, the police said. He also tried to remove the victim’s turban from his head before getting off the machine and leaving, the report said. Police described the suspect as” a manly, 25- 35 times of age, dark complexion, slim figure, roughly 5′ 9″ altitudinous, with brown eyes and black hair.”
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The New York Police Department hate crime unit is probing the incident and it called the incident “ a hate crime assault ”, it was reported.
No apprehensions have been made in the case yet, it added. ” Right now, the victim is veritably traumatised,” community activist Japneet Singh told ABC7 TV station, adding, “ The family is veritably spooked for him. ”
Sikh Coalition, an organisation representing the community, said in a post on X( formerly Twitter), “ We’re in contact with the survivor and working with him to give support as demanded; he has requested obscurity for the time being. Our current understanding is that NYPD is, meetly, probing this incident as a hate crime. As we stand alongside our abettors from all communities, we will continue to contend that no bone should have to sweat for their particular safety while simply being in public. ”
