Attacked, Robbed & Turbans Ripped Off: Twitter Reacts To Assault On Sikh Men In New York

In the second such assault in less than 10 days, two Sikh men were attacked and robbed in Queens, the same neighbourhood in the city where an elderly Sikh man was assaulted earlier this month.

The Consulate General of India in New York said in a tweet that the assault on the two Sikh gentlemen in Richmond Hill, New York is deplorable.

@MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @NYCMayor @EdMermelstein @IndianEmbassyUS pic.twitter.com/Ws5NhHl0uV

¡ª India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) April 12, 2022

2nd attack at same location in 10 days

Community-based civil and human rights organisation, The Sikh Coalition, said that the two Sikh individuals were attacked and robbed in Richmond Hill on Tuesday, April 12. The attack happened close to the area where septuagenarian Nirmal Singh was punched in an unprovoked assault on April 3.

Additionally, the attack on the two individuals came on the same day as a shooting on a Brooklyn subway that injured 16 people, ten of whom received gun shot wounds and five others were left in critical but stable condition.

Outrage on Twitter

Here's how Twitter have reacted to the attack on the Sikh men. Take a look.

This is the second such case of an attack on a member of the community in the last ten days.Two Sikh men were assaulted in the Richmond Hills area of #NewYork, US, on 12 April. @IndiainNewYork & NY state assembly women @JeniferRajkumar reacts, step up support pic.twitter.com/w5D6OGvUPb

¡ª Parmeet Brar (@Parmeet_Brar29) April 13, 2022

USA should be seriously looking deep inside its poor human rights record ?@POTUS? ?@UNHumanRights ?@hrw?
3 Sikh men attacked in the same New York neighborhood of Richmond Hill, Queens, in just over a week - CNN https://t.co/jEQy9OgriZ

¡ª sumit arora?? (@eSumit) April 14, 2022

This is a tragic morning. From the horrifying shooting in Sunset Park to the attack against our Sikh neighbors in Richmond Hill, our hearts are breaking and our communities are in pain.

This is not public safety. Please watch out for one another today¡ªwe keep each other safe.

¡ª Kristen Gonzalez (@Gonzalez4NY) April 12, 2022

#RichmondHill #NewYork 2nd attack on #Sikhs as where Sardar Nirmal Singh Ji was attacked on 4th April. This appears to be a targeted hate crime against #Sikhs.@RichmondPolice Kindly take strict action against the criminals ?@unitedsikhs @KhalsaAidUSA @RaviSinghKA @BaldeoForNY pic.twitter.com/TGNXieyuFl

¡ª Amanpreet ???? ?? ? (@Amanpreet1912) April 12, 2022

Authorities react too

New York City council member Shahana Hanif, who represents Brooklyn, tweeted about the two incidents:

Our thoughts with the entire City this morning. From the senseless shooting in Sunset Park to the horrifying attack against our Sikh neighbors in Richmond Hill, our communities are hurting.

Please look out for each other today¡ªwe keep one another safe.

¡ª Council Member Shahana Hanif (@CMShahanaHanif) April 12, 2022

NY state assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar said that as the first Punjabi American ever elected to New York state office, she, in unequivocal terms, stresses that there is zero tolerance for hate crimes against the Sikh-American community in New York state.

My statement on today¡¯s assault of two Sikh-Americans in Richmond Hill pic.twitter.com/nzPz6hxxwT

¡ª Jenifer Rajkumar (@JeniferRajkumar) April 12, 2022

Victims recount horror

Sikhs who were attacked this morning in South Richmond Hill, NY recount what happened and tell their side of what occurred. #sikh #hatecrime pic.twitter.com/xtW6WMUfTZ

¡ª Sikhexpo (@sikhexpo) April 12, 2022

In January this year, a Sikh taxi driver was assaulted at JFK International Airport, with the attacker allegedly calling him "turbaned people" and asking him to "go back to your country".

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