Turban torn, dragged by hair on footpath, Sikh student attacked in Canada

A new incident of attack on a student of the Sikh community has come to light in Canada’s British Columbia province. According to a media report, a 21-year-old Sikh student from India was attacked by a group of unidentified persons in British Columbia province of Canada. His turban was torn off and he was dragged by the hair to the pavement. CTV News reported that Gagandeep Singh was attacked when he was on his way home on Friday night. Councilor Mohini Singh said she heard about the attack shortly after and went to meet Gagandeep. “I was horrified when I saw him. He could only speak in a soft voice and could not open his mouth,” she told the news channel. She said the young man’s eyes were swollen and he was obviously in a lot of pain. Had been.

The councilor says he was told that Gagandeep was on his way home after grocery shopping around 10:30 p.m. when he found a group of 12 to 15 other youths on the bus. Mohini Singh tells that a rowdy group was on the bus. They started harassing him and threw a ‘wig’ towards him. The student told him not to disturb him, else he would call the police. However, they did not stop and continued to harass her. After this Gagandeep got down from the bus. They said that they too got down after him and waited for the bus to leave. After that they attacked him, hit him on the face, stomach, hands and feet… took off his turban and pulled him by the hair and threw him on the dirty snow by the roadside.’