sikh: US ‘deeply disturbed’ over attack on Sikh cab driver at New York airport, says will hold perpetrators accountable

The US has mentioned that it’s “deeply disturbed” over the reviews of an assault on a Sikh cab driver at John F Kennedy airport in New York Metropolis and pressured that the nation has the accountability to carry perpetrators of hate crimes accountable for his or her actions.

“We’re deeply disturbed by reviews of an assault on a Sikh cab driver at John F. Kennedy airport, captured on video final week,” mentioned the US State Division’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in a tweet on Sunday.

“Our variety makes the US stronger, and we condemn any type of hate-based violence,” the State Division added.

Emphasising that irrespective of the place such crimes happen, the State Division mentioned, “All of us have a accountability to carry perpetrators of hate crimes accountable for his or her actions.”

It got here after the Indian Consulate Basic in New York termed the assault on a Sikh taxi driver on the John F Kennedy Worldwide Airport as “deeply disturbing” on Saturday (native time) and knowledgeable that it has taken up the matter with the US authorities and urged them to research the incident.

“The assault in opposition to a Sikh taxi driver in New York is deeply disturbing. We’ve taken up the matter with US authorities and urged them to research this violent incident,” tweeted the Consulate Basic of India in New York.

The video of the incident went viral on Twitter the place a person may very well be seen assaulting the Sikh taxi driver outdoors the airport. It has elicited condemnation of the assault from the Indian communities based mostly within the US. Particulars in regards to the driver or trigger or time of the incident weren’t obtainable.