Hate Crime: Sikh man beaten up, told to ‘go back to your country’
Hate Crime: Sikh man beaten up, told to ‘go back to your country’ A 50-year-old Sikh man was beaten up by two white men in the US state of California. They yelled racial slurs that “You’re not welcome here!, Go back to your country!” prompting police to investigate the “heinous” hate crime. The assault is being investigated as a hate crime, said Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson.“This is a random despicable criminal act against a member of the Sikh community,” he said. Sheriff Sergeant Tom Letras said the victim was placing signs for local candidates when two white men wearing black-hooded sweatshirts ambushed him and beat him. He was struck multiple times as the assailants screamed, “You’re not welcome here!” and “Go back to your country!” They then spray-painted his truck, Letras said. “This is a heinous crime and we are aggressively investigating it,” Letras said. The victim required medical attention immediately. According to a Facebook post, the man was beaten on the head with a rod. Also, the post shared an image of the pickup truck, which was spray-painted in large black letters with the words ‘Go back to ur country’ alongside a Celtic cross. -PTC News
