Attack on Sikh-American Girl In US Again
In US the cases of hatred crimes have been continuing these days. A Sikh origin American Girl was allegedly harassed by a white man on a subway train in New York City, US . The man reportedly shouted towards the girl saying “go back to Lebanon” and “you don’t belong to this country”. This is the latest incident of hatred attacks towards the people of South Asian Origin.
Rajpreet Heir was going to a friend’s party in Manhattan, New York City this month. When she was in subway train, a white man started shouting at her, according to report in the New York Times. Actually, the white man mistakenly understood her as a West Asian citizen.
Rajpreet mentioned the sentences said by the man in a video for Times section ‘This Week in Hate.’ The hatred crimes and harassment cases happening in the country are highlighted since President Donald Trump has come into the power.
Rajpreet said she was looking at her phone when the white man shouted at her saying, “Do you even know what a Marine looks like? Do you know what they have to see? What they do for this country? Because of people like you.” He told to Rajpreet he hoped she was sent “back to Lebanon” and using dirty words said, “You don’t belong in this country.”
She said as the man left the train she saw a young white woman in train looking at her “with tears in her eyes.” What had just happened provided evidence of what I had sensed beneath the surface for a long time – racism that can turn violent and lately does,” she said. A woman complained to the police officer at subway station. According to reports, due to the cases of harassment and discrimination in New York City,US, Sub way is becoming the cause of anxiety.
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