70-year- An elderly Sikh comes from Punjab, India, and stays at the Sikh Cultural Society, a famous religious and cultural center. in section of South Richmond Hill of Queens.
The incident, which police called an unprovoked attack, is being investigated by the New York City Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force.
“It was horrifying and heartbreaking to see an older man in such bad shape— Gurinder Singh, resident of Richmond Hill. who saw a sitting victim outside cultural center a few minutes after attack, told CNN. “People come to America to get a better life, but then something like This happened.”
Police have not identified the suspect or possible motive for now.
Nirmal was taken by ambulance to area hospital on According to him, on Sunday, when the doctors told him that his nose was broken.
Community leaders suggest it was an act of racism
“It happens way too often in New York where random people walk up to another people who don’t look like them and beat them,” said Harpreet Singh Tour, Chairman of public policy and external affairs for Sikh Cultural Society. “It’s something of ours community passes, but now there is a sharp surge.
“We have seen our people get brutal time and again for how do they look like”Aminta Kilavan-Narine, community activist in South Queens, CNN reported.
“Asian Americans, including South Asians, have been subject to of violence on streets of our city, and we will not tolerate it. What happened to Nirmal Singh should never happened.”
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