‘Racist’ attack: US Sikh seeks justice
Wednesday, 06/08/2014
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
NEWYORK: A 29-year old Sikh man, critically injured after he was hit by a truck driver, who allegedly used racist slur against him, is demanding justice to ensure such crimes are not repeated and has urged for the need to “create a world without hate”.
“My name is Sandeep Singh, I am in a great deal of pain, but I will survive. I was attacked because I am a Sikh and because I look like a Sikh. Justice should be served so no one else goes through what I have been through. We need to create a world without hate,” Sandeep, the victim, said in a message posted by the Sikh Coalition, a US-based rights group.
The group will hold a rally in Sandeep’s support and demand that the attack against him be investigated as a “hate crime”.
Sandeep is currently recovering from the serious injuries he sustained when he was hit by a pick-up truck last week and dragged nearly 30 ft on a public street in Queens, following an argument with the driver who used racist language against him and his friend.
The attack on Sandeep and the rally comes at a time when members of the Sikh community are remembering the Oak Creek gurdwara shooting of August 5, 2012, when six Sikhs were killed in a rampage.
