Indian-origin Sikh driver assaulted in New York, his turban knocked off

In a yet another case of suspected hate crime an Indianorigin Sikh taxi driver in the US has been assaulted by an unidentified man who knocked off his turban and also used expletives against him outside the JFK International Airport here according to a video on social mediaThe undated 26second video was uploaded by Navjot Pal Kaur on microblogging site Twitter on January 4 showing a man assaulting the Sikh taxi driver outside the airport She said the video was shot by a bystander at the airportThe person can be heard allegedly using expletives against the victim He repeatedly hits and punches him and knocks off his turbanldquoThis video was taken by a bystander at John F Kennedy International Airport I do not own the rights to this video But I just wanted to highlight the fact that hatred continues to remain in our society and unfortunately Ive seen Sikh cab drivers get assaulted again and againrdquo Kaur tweetedFurther details about the driver or the cause of the incident were not availableThe video led to angry reactions by the community membersldquoAnother Sikh cab driver assaulted This one at JFK Airport in NYC So upsetting to see But its crucial that we dont look away What I am sure of is how painful it is to watch our fathers and elders get assaulted while theyre just trying to live an honest liferdquoldquoFor those who arent Sikh I cant put into words what it means to have your turban knocked off or to see someone elses turban knocked off Its visceral and gutwrenching and just so disheartening to witnessrdquo Simran Jeet Singh author and Director for the Aspen Institutes Inclusive America Project tweetedThe National Sikh Campaign said ldquowe are only a few days into the new year and there has already been a hate crime committed against a Sikh A bystander recorded an unidentified man attacking a Sikh taxi driver ultimately knocking off the drivers turbanrdquoldquoNo additional details have been released outside of the video but we know this story too well A Sikh person goes about their daily lives only to be senselessly attacked by someone Common road rage between people can escalate when someone who is ignorant of who we are takes their disdain for our turbans and becomes violentrdquo it saidThis is not the first time a Sikh taxi driver has been assaulted in the USAn Indianorigin Sikh Uber driver was in 2019 assaulted and racially abused in the US state of Washington in a suspected hate crime The driver told the police that he believes his race promoted the attackIn 2017 a 25yearold Sikh cab driver in New York was assaulted and his turban knocked off by drunk passengersThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever