Another Sikh, mother, attacked in New York

Just days after a Sikh man was hit and dragged by a truck, another Sikh man and his mother were attacked here by a group of teenagers who called them ‘Osama Bin Laden’ in an apparent hate crime, sparking fresh outrage among the community members. The man, a physician scientist, said in a statement he and his mother were attacked in a Queens neighbourhood on the night of August 7.

He said in accordance with Sikh religious beliefs, both he and his mother wear turbans and maintain uncut hair. They were confronted by about 10 teenagers who called them Osama bin Laden and asked the duo to go back to their country. ‘The teenagers also used derogatory language,’ he said.