Hate Crime

Sikh Federation (UK) Demands Life Sentence for John Ashby in Religiously Aggravated Rape of Walsall Sikh Woman

AS FBI recognizes Sikhs for Hate crime tracking, Sikh Coalition moves to Focus on Training and Prevention

New York Sikhs feel “under siege” in wake of multiple brutal attacks, Congressman Crowley

Long Island (New York) man arrested for Hate attack on Sandeep Singh

Man Arrested for Anti-Sikh Hate Crime in New York City

Reported Hate Crime in New York City leaves Sikh-American critically injured

Sikhs demand justice after Ozone Park hit and run hate crime

Hate crime charge against youth in New York attack on Sikh professor

A student from Arunachal Pardesh beaten to death in suspected hate-crime in Delhi

Sikh Professor hospitalized after hate crime; Sikh Coalition & SALDEF work with family to respond

Hate Crime

Sikh Federation (UK) Demands Life Sentence for John Ashby in Religiously Aggravated Rape of Walsall Sikh Woman

April 24, 2026

As John Ashby faces sentencing at Birmingham Crown Court for the religiously aggravated rape of a Sikh woman in Walsall, the Sikh Federation (UK) is urging the judge to show no leniency for the horrific and racially motivated attack.

Bipartisan Sikh American Anti-Discrimination Bill Introduced in US Congress

January 22, 2026

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has introduced new federal legislation aimed at addressing discrimination, hate crimes, and violence faced by Sikh Americans, marking a significant step toward formal recognition of anti-Sikh bias at the US national level.

Hate Crime Reports On An Alarming Rise – Reveals Amnesty International India’s ‘Halt The Hate’

October 4, 2019

Amnesty International India has maintained that its' interactive website ‘Halt the Hate’ has found that reports of alleged hate crimes have witnessed the steepest rise in numbers since 2016.

Man Writes Hate Graffiti On Los Feliz Gurdwara Wall In Hollywood

September 7, 2017

As per the media reports emanating from Hollywood USA, an unidentified man vandalized gurdwara in Los Feliz last week with a black Sharpie scrawling an angry

Kashmiri Students Roughed Up In Rajasthan’s Chittodgarh

April 20, 2017

As per the media reports coming in from Rajasthan, in an apparent act of hate crime some Kashmiri students of Mewar University in Chittodgarh were manhandled by locals

Sikh Teenage Boy Shot Dead in California (USA)

November 19, 2016

In an extreme case of brutality a 17-year-old Sikh boy was found shot dead in the garage of his California home last week, prompting police to launch an investigation.

Take Action to give a push for Hate Crime Charges in Chicago Assault: Sikh Coalition

September 13, 2015

On the evening of September 8th, Inderjit Singh Mukker, a Sikh American resident in the Darien suburb of Chicago, was viciously assaulted after the assailant pulled up to his car yelling racial slurs, including, “Terrorist, go back to your country, Bin Laden!”

FBI Takes Steps to Include Sikhs in Hate Crimes Tracking Program

March 29, 2015

The FBI’s new training manual contains a section to distinguish between anti-Arab, Anti-Hindu, Anti-Muslim, and Anti-Sikh hate crimes. This includes special considerations to be taken by the law enforcement when working with victims from these communities.

AS FBI recognizes Sikhs for Hate crime tracking, Sikh Coalition moves to Focus on Training and Prevention

March 25, 2015

As the FBI has officially recognizes Anti-Sikh hate crimes, the Sikh Coalition today announced to continue to prioritize improvements to law enforcement training. In the past, when crimes were committed against Sikhs because of their identity, local law enforcement officials sometimes failed to investigate or charge these incidents as hate crimes due to ignorance about Sikh religious practices.

New York Sikhs feel “under siege” in wake of multiple brutal attacks, Congressman Crowley

August 21, 2014

Queens, N.Y. (August 20, 2014): As per inforamtion available with the Sikh Siyasat News, a top US Congressman Joe Crowley, who had spearheaded the effort to encourage the Department of Justice and FBI to begin tracking and quantifying hate crimes against Sikhs, called on Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner William J. Bratton to develop a comprehensive action plan to address the recent surge of attacks on members of the New York Sikh community.

Long Island (New York) man arrested for Hate attack on Sandeep Singh

August 20, 2014

Queens, New York (August 20, 2014): As per information available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN), the Police have arrested Joseph Caleca, a 55-year-old New York male, on charges of Attempted Murder as a Hate Crime and Assault as a Hate Crime on Sandeep Singh (29).

Man Arrested for Anti-Sikh Hate Crime in New York City

August 20, 2014

New York, NY (August 20, 2014): After nearly three weeks of sustained Sikh community activism, the New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested 55-year-old Joseph Caleca for hitting, dragging, and seriously injuring Sandeep Singh with a truck in Queens late last month. While Sandeep continues to recover at home from his injuries, Caleca faces attempted murder […]

Reported Hate Crime in New York City leaves Sikh-American critically injured

August 6, 2014

Via the Sikh Coalition, Singh released a statement from the hospital. “I am in a great deal of pain, but I will survive. I was attacked because I am a Sikh and because I look like a Sikh," he said. "Justice should be served so that no one else goes through what I have been through. We need to create a world without hate.”

Sikhs demand justice after Ozone Park hit and run hate crime

August 6, 2014

New York, USA (August 06, 2014): More than a hundred Sikhs from Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and surrounding neighborhoods gathered Tuesday (August 05) morning to demand justice for one of their own, who was nearly killed in a hit-and-run accident last week. Sikhs believe that it was yet another hate crime incident targeting Sikhs.

Hate crime charge against youth in New York attack on Sikh professor

April 20, 2014

New York, United States (April 20, 2014): It is learnt that a man accused of attacking a Sikh professor before a group of young men who had called the professor 'Osama' and a 'terrorist', has been arrested and charged with a hate crime on April 19.

A student from Arunachal Pardesh beaten to death in suspected hate-crime in Delhi

January 31, 2014

New Delhi, India (January 31, 2014) As per media reports [i]n a gruesome incident, a student from North-west state of Arunachal Pradesh, Nido Taniam, was beaten to death in Delhi in a suspected hate-crime. The incident took place on January 29 at Lajpat Nagar in Southeast Delhi. Nido Taniam, a student, was the son of an Arunachal MLA.

Sikh Professor hospitalized after hate crime; Sikh Coalition & SALDEF work with family to respond

September 24, 2013

New York, US (September 23, 2013): State and federal law enforcement authorities in New York City are investigating an alleged hate crime that took place on Saturday, September 21, 2013, in Harlem, New York City, that left a Columbia University assistant professor hospitalized.

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