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Elderly Sikh man who has family in BC attacked in New York City, target of hate crime

Darpan News Desk Instagram, 05 Apr, 2022 12:16 PM
  • Elderly Sikh man who has family in BC attacked in New York City, target of hate crime

A 70-year-old Sikh man who has family in BC was allegedly attacked while he out on an early morning walk in the Queen neighborhood of New York. 

At about 7am he was allegedly punched in the nose resulting in the bone of his nose being broken. His clothes were stained in blood and he was severely injured.   

He was visiting New York for the very first time and was the target of a hate crime. 

It was Singh's dream to visit New York and he is visiting from India.

He is staying at the Sikh Cultural Society, a well-known religious and cultural center in the South Richmond Hill section of Queens.

According to New York police the assault on Nirmal Singh was unprovoked. There was no communication between the suspect and Singh and  the assault left him with major injuries.

A passerby belonging to the Sikh community took a picture and shared it to social media showing a bloodied Singh.

 
 
 
 
 
View this post on Instagram
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by ਗੁਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਖਾਲਸਾ (@gurjitsinqh)

Singh's family in Abbotsford, BC are absolutely shocked and horrified over the incident.

Nirmal Singh's son will be flying out to New York to be with his father. 

Singh has only been in the country for two weeks and was on a visitor’s visa.

Photos courtesy of Instagram-Sabrinabmahil & GurjitSinqh.

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