The accused Gilbert Augustin got into an argument with 66-year-old Jasmer Singh, after which he proceeded to call him "turban man" and beat him fatally. This is the second hate crime against Sikhs in a matter of few days, and New York Mayor Eric Adams has promised to protect the community.
In a show of solidarity with the Sikh community, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said that he would take "full responsibility" for any hate attacks on Sikhs. He also asserted on educating people on Sikhism and recalled the community's contribution in the city.
The police said that the mother of the 6-year-old Palestinian Muslim boy had called the emergency number to report that her landlord had attacked her with a knife, and added she then ran into a bathroom and continued to fight him off.
According to the officials, the attack was deliberate as the accused wrote racist comments before killing himself.
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Hate Crimes: In her role as Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on British Sikhs, Gill has written a joint letter to Indian-origin Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Communities Secretary Simon Clarke pointing to recent Home Office statistics on hate crimes.
According to the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, Americans experience an average of 250,000 hate crimes per year; this latest FBI data, by contrast, only managed to document 7,120 incidents, with less than 13 per cent of law enforcement affirmatively providing reports of hate crimes, it said.
Petitioner Ojha alleged that the 49 signatories to the letter had, by their actions, "tarnished the image of the country and undermining the impressive performance of the Prime Minister" and also charged them with "supporting secessionist tendencies".
"The Metropolitan Police has made 25 arrests for hate crime offences since (June 1)," Police Chief Superintendent Dave Stringer said.
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has asked the Trump administration to take decisive steps to end bigotry and hate crimes towards Indian-Americans and other religious minorities in the country.
A series of alleged hate crimes and the fear and anxiety about potential changes to visa policies by the Trump Administration has led to a sharp decline in the number of Indian applicants to universities in the United States.
Washington, Jun 6: America's FBI will begin formally tracking hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus and Arabs, thus meeting one of the long pending demands of these religious minority communities in the US, who have increasingly
Washington, May 1: US President Barack Obama has acknowledged that over the last decade, a number of people from South Asia - particularly Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs - have been subject to “senseless” hate crimes
Washington, Aug 10: Calling for a “mature conversation” over the incidents of hate crimes, Indian ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao has resonated views expressed by President Barack Obama saying the country needs soul searching
Washington, Apr 21 : Nearly 100 US lawmakers have asked the FBI to collect data on hate crimes against Sikhs in America to find out better ways to prevent racially motivated attacks against the community.Led
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