{"id":426373,"date":"2022-04-04T16:43:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T13:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sikh-man-assaulted-in-possible-nyc-hate-crime-cops\/"},"modified":"2022-04-04T16:43:10","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T13:43:10","slug":"sikh-man-assaulted-in-possible-nyc-hate-crime-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sikh-man-assaulted-in-possible-nyc-hate-crime-cops\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sikh man assaulted in possible NYC hate crime: cops"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2739c100f4e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sikh-man-assaulted-in-possible-nyc-hate-crime-cops\/#%E2%80%9CSikh_man_assaulted_in_possible_NYC_hate_crime_cops%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Sikh man assaulted in possible NYC hate crime: cops&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSikh_man_assaulted_in_possible_NYC_hate_crime_cops%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Sikh man assaulted in possible NYC hate crime: cops&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>An elderly Sikh man was punched in an unprovoked Queens attack that cops are eyeing as a hate crime, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old victim \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/queens-sikh-man-attacked-attack-nyc-asian-hate-crime\/11707061\/\">identified by WABC <\/a>as Nirmal Singh \u2013 was walking around 7 a.m. Sunday on 95th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill when the assailant socked him in the nose, causing pain and bleeding, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The attacker did not say a word and fled after the assault, cops said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Singh was taken to an area hospital for an evaluation, police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Authorities confirmed that the incident was being investigated as a hate crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Singh \u2013 who was still wearing his bloodied jacket and speaking in his native language, Punjabi \u2013 told WABC Sunday that the suspect attacked him from behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He had only been in the country for two weeks on a visitor visa, the outlet reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bystander Gurinder Singh told the station he witnessed the aftermath of the attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Man_attacked.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Authorities confirmed that the incident was being investigated as a hate crime.\" class=\"wp-image-21769830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Man_attacked.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Man_attacked.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Man_attacked.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Authorities confirmed that the incident was being investigated as a hate crime. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">UNITED SIKHS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have grandfathers and stuff and seeing such an elderly person being attacked and all bloodied up, and he was worried,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Community Activist Japneet Singh told the outlet that the members of the local community \u2013 especially those who wear turbans \u2013 have been targeted in hate crimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople come at us a certain way because of the way we look,\u201d he said.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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