Sikh cab driver, mistaken for Muslim, attacked in California

Two men attack Sikh cab driver in Northern California and call him 'Osama Bin Laden.'


Express November 30, 2010
Sikh cab driver, mistaken for Muslim, attacked in California

A Sikh cab driver in Northern California was attacked after assailants mistook him for a Muslim.

Harbhajan Singh was attacked by two men, who shouted profanities and called him Osama Bin Laden. He escaped when a woman with the attackers intervened and put herself between them, reports Associated Press (AP).

Singh believes the men intended to kill him because he wears a turban.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been approached by The Council on American-Islamic Relations to investigate if the attack was racially motivated.

COMMENTS (10)

Sardar Alam Khan | 13 years ago | Reply @Swapnil.... We didn't do that. So-called muslims have done that, but brother, good and bad people are in every community, region, religion, nation etc. They shouldn't generalize their stereotypes for all muslims
subhan babu | 13 years ago | Reply When I visited Niagara Falls, on Canadian side, I came across a board near a restaurant that wrote 'we are sikhs and not hated muslims'. During our 6 day visit of USA and Canada, we always introduced as Indians. I do not know when will all this end and we can live anywhere with our own identity and honour. Subhan babu, Karachi
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