“The attack against a Sikh taxi driver in New York is very disturbing. We have taken up this matter with US officials and urge them to investigate this violent incident,” the Consulate General of India in New York tweeted on Saturday.
An undated 26-second video uploaded to Twitter by Navjot Pal Kaur on January 4 exhibits a person assaulting a Sikh taxi driver outdoors the airport.
Kaur stated in a tweet that the video was shot by a bystander on the airport.
The particular person can reportedly be heard utilizing abusive phrases in opposition to the sufferer. He repeatedly hit and punched her and took off her turban.
“This video was taken by a viewer at John F. Kennedy International Airport. I do not personal the rights to this video. But I simply wished to focus on the truth that hatred persists in our society and sadly, I’ve seen That Sikh cab drivers are repeatedly attacked,” tweeted Kaur.
Another Sikh cab driver assaulted at JFK airport in NYC.
Seeing so upset. But it will be significant that we don’t look away.pic.twitter.com/43s0jXMLSt
— Simran Jeet Singh (@simran) 5 January 2022
There was no additional data accessible in regards to the driver or the reason for the incident.
Community members have reacted angrily to the video.
Another Sikh cab driver was assaulted. It’s at JFK Airport in NYC. Seeing so upset. But it will be significant that we don’t look away. I’m positive how painful it’s to see our fathers and elders being assaulted whereas they’re simply attempting to dwell an trustworthy life.
“For those who are not Sikhs, I cannot express in words what it means to rip off your turban” or to see another person’s turban being knocked over. Simran Jeet Singh, creator and director of the Aspen Institute’s Inclusive America Project, tweeted, “This is terrifying and gut-wrenching and so depressing to witness.”
The National Sikh Campaign stated, “It is only a few days into the brand new yr and a hate crime has already been dedicated in opposition to a Sikh. A passerby recorded an unidentified man attacking a Sikh taxi driver, finally toppling the motive force’s turban.
“No additional details have been released outside of the video, but we know this story very well. A Sikh man goes about his daily life only to be fooled by someone. Common among people Fury can escalate when someone who is unaware that he despises our turban and turns violent,” it stated.
This is just not the primary time a Sikh taxi driver has been assaulted within the US.
An Indian-origin Sikh Uber driver was assaulted and racially abused in a suspected hate crime within the US state of Washington in 2019.
The driver advised police he believed his race fueled the assault.
In 2017, a 25-year-old Sikh cab driver in New York was assaulted and turbaned by drunken passengers.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
