28-yr-old held for US killings
Sunday, 08/09/2013
http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=80353&boxid=58227&uid=&dat=2013-09-08
Washington: The local Indian American community was in shock as a vigil was held outside Saleh’s Market in Elkhart, Indiana, where two Sikh men, Jagtar Bhatti and Pawan Preet Singh, were shot and killed during an attempted robbery.
Condemning the deadly attack, Satnam Singh Chahal, executive director of North American Punjabi Association (NAPA), said the Sikh community was living under a shadow of fear and insecurity. NAPA urged the US government to leave no stone unturned to take all necessary measures to protect the lives and property of Indian Americans.
A memorial now sits outside the market. People have left candles, flowers, stuffed animals, and more for Bhatti, 55, who hailed from Preet Nagar in Jalandhar, and 20-year-old Pawan Singh from Munnan village in Hoshiarpur.
A group of people gathered around the memorial on Friday night to share stories of the two men.
The Elkhart Police Department has arrested 28-year-old Kevin Moore, said to be a regular customer at the market, for the murder.
