Two Sikh Americans killed in United States
Sunday, 30/07/2017
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Washington: Two Sikh Americans have been killed in separate incidents in California. Subag Singh, 68, was found dead in a canal after he went missing in the morning of June 23. His body had injuries.
California law enforcement officials from Fresno county have said that they were trying to find out who was responsible for the killing of the elderly Sikh American. “Deputies found his body with visible trauma in a canal on McCall and Jensen. Investigators are trying to piece together what led up to the body being found in a canal,” Fox26 news said in a report.
In a separate incident, Simranjit Singh, 20, of Elk Grove was shot dead on July 25 outside a gas station where he worked. According to Sacramento Bee news, he was shot dead by men who had earlier assaulted his co-worker.
“At this point in both investigations, it is unclear if either of these crimes were racially motivated but we are working with both local and federal laws enforcement authorities to ensure these murders are thoroughly investigated and that the local jurisdictions are treating the cases with the utmost importance,” said Sikh American Legal Defence and Education Fund (SALDEF).
“We call upon local and federal law enforcement agencies to thoroughly investigate these heinous crimes and classify them as hate incidents if hate is show to be a motive,” SALDEF executive director Baldev Singh said.
Highlights
Authorities are investigating if both the incidents are racially motivated.
Sudden increase has been witnessed in number of attacks against Indian- Americans and Sikhs in US.
