A 71-year-old Sikh man SAHIB SINGH NATT was attacked by two men while on his morning walk in Manteca, California on Monday. The attack was captured on a nearby home's security camera.
The Sikh man was identified as Sahib Singh and authorities say it could be a hate crime. The video shows, two men wearing hoodies approach Singh. As Singh sees the two men approach he stops.
After a brief interaction, Singh is seen trying to walk away from the boys into the road. The men follow him and after talking for some moments, one of the men suddenly kicks Singh, causing him to fall back on the ground with his turban falling off.
As Singh gets up to defend himself, he is kicked again, falling to the ground a second time. The men walk away only for one of them to return and kick Singh three times. He proceeds to spit on Singh before leaving.
The police are reportedly looking into the attack as a robbery attempt but "are not ruling out the possibility of it being a hate crime." Singh reportedly suffers from heart ailments and other health issues like epilepsy.
Dil bahut dukhi hoyia eh video dekh ke🙏🏼 Older Sikh man with disabilities got brutally thrashed during wee hours while walking at a neighborhood park by two unknown young male suspects in Manteca. This is first such known unfortunate incident in Manteca where a Sikh man is brutally attacked. It is reported to police and video of the entire unprovoked attack is provided to the investigating officer. Victim was left unconscious after attack but a Good Samaritan and a dog walker helped victim get up and walked to his home. Police is on look for both suspects who seems to be teenager or early twenties. Please contact Manteca PD detectives at 209 456 8143 if have any info on these suspects in attached video. This incident happened yesterday on August 6th around 6am at Greystone Park. Seemingly from video it is possibly a robbery or a hate crime or both. https://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/local-news/we-cannot-tolerate/
Posted by Harbhajan Mann on Wednesday, 8 August 2018
“They had a hoodie on, they were teenagers or maybe early 20s. One was dark-skinned and the other, a little bit lighter skin. They also showed him a gun,” said Parminder Singh Sahi, a family friend.
“First they want money, and after that, when they spit then we think it’s because of our religion,” said Manjit Singh Virk, the victim’s son-in-law.
In a statement, the Sikh Coalition, a civil rights organization based in New York City, said it was "deeply concerned" about the assault.
"We are currently investigating the case and looking to directly connect with the impacted community member to guarantee that his legal rights are protected and that all steps are taken to thoroughly investigate this crime," Sikh Coalition Legal Director Amrith Kaur said. "At this stage, we are closely monitoring the situation in order to determine what the evidence shows the motivation of this vicious attack to be. We hope to learn more soon and will share appropriate updates then."
Posted by Parminder Singh Sahi on Tuesday, 7 August 2018
There is no description of the attackers.
One of the Manteca suspects is described as black, in his 20s, 5-foot-10, skinny and clean-shaven. He wore a green button-up shirt and jeans. There was no racial identification of the second suspect, who was about 5-foot-6, 140 pounds, with black hair. He wore a white shirt and jeans. In the video, both men are wearing hoodies.
The suspects fled in a dark car: no make, model, or further description was available.
Anyone with information on the attack is urged to call Detective Gutierrez at 209-456-8223 or jgutierrez@ci.manteca.ca.us.
Good god. Two men brutally assaulted Sahib Singh, a 71-year-old Sikh in Manteca, California. They kicked him and spat on him, and he is dealing with serious injuries.
— Simran Jeet Singh (@SikhProf) August 7, 2018
Twitter: Please do your thing and help identify the assailants. pic.twitter.com/UxwrQOhQyN
This is the second attack on a Sikh Man in California in the last week. Surjit Malhi was attacked by two men who threw sand in his eyes and beat him. He was told to "Go back to your country!". His truck was spray painted with a Celtic Cross and the same message. Malhi was hit on his head with a rod but was saved from injury due to his turban.
