American Sikh Man Attacked With Hammer By Hate-Fuelled Black Assailant
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Black assailant shouted at him “I don’t like you” and “You’re not the same skin”.
NEW YORK – A Sikh man was attacked with a hammer by a Black assailant who shouted at him “I don’t like you” and “You’re not the same skin” at a hotel in Brooklyn here, prompting a prominent New-York based advocacy group to call on investigators to examine if the assault was a hate crime incident.
Sumit Ahluwalia, 32, of Astoria has said his assailant was fuelled by racial hatred, according to a report on New York Daily News website.
Ahluwalia said the man, a Black, assaulted him on April 26 at his workplace, the Quality Inn in Brownsville. He said the man came into the lobby of the hotel at around 8 am and started shouting while the front desk lady asked him if he needed help.
Police: Brooklyn Man Arrested After Allegedly Attacking Sikh Man With Hammer At Hotel
CBS New York 3 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) A man who allegedly struck a Sikh man in the head with a hammer at Brooklyn hotel has been arrested.
Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of 27-year-old Latif Gina, of Brooklyn.
The incident happened on April 26 at the Quality Inn on Osborn Street in Brownsville.
The victim, 32-year-old Sumit Ahluwalia, told CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon that the man had entered the lobby and began yelling at him and the front desk staff before spitting in his face three times.
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A Sikh man was attacked with a hammer by a Black assailant who shouted at him “I don t like you” and “you’re not the same skin” at a hotel in Brooklyn here, prompting a prominent New-York based advocacy group to call on investigators to examine if the assault was a hate crime incident.
Sumit Ahluwalia, 32, of Astoria said his assailant was fuelled by racial hatred, according to a report on New York Daily News website.
Ahluwalia said the man assaulted him on April 26 at his workplace, the Quality Inn, in Brownsville. He said the man came into the lobby of the hotel around 8 am and started shouting while the front desk lady asked him if he needed help. Ahluwalia stepped into the lobby to speak to the man and look for the hotel security guard. “At that point, the assailant started running towards me very fast and he put his hand in the pocket. I thought he was pulling out a gun,” said the victim.
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