Hate crime? Sikh teen assaulted in New York: Police

NEW YORK: In a suspected hate crime, a 19-year-old Sikh was assaulted and injured in New York for wearing a

turban

while travelling in a shuttle bus, the police said. The attack took place on Sunday when the

Sikh teen

was riding a shuttle bus in Queens, a borough of New York City, CBS News channel reported.
According to the police, the suspect approached the victim, asking him to remove his turban and said, “We don’t wear that in this country and take that mask off!” The attacker then repeatedly

punched

the teen in his face, back, and the back of his head, causing minor cuts. He also tried to remove the victim’s turban from his head before getting off the bus and leaving the scene on foot, the report said.