A 71-Year-Old Sikh Man Was Beaten And Spit On During His Morning Walk

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A 71-year-old Sikh man was attacked by two masked men while on his early morning walk in Manteca, California, on Monday in what authorities say could be a hate crime.

The attack on the man identified as Sahib Singh was captured on a nearby home's security camera shortly after 6 a.m.

In the video, two masked men approach Singh and after a brief interaction, Singh tries to walk around the two men by going into the street. The masked men follow him and after another brief interaction, one of the assailants suddenly kicks Singh, causing him to fall back to the ground with his turban falling off.

After getting up, Singh tries to defend himself and is kicked again, falling to the ground a second time. The 71-year-old remains on the ground as the two men walk away, but then suddenly, one of the men returns and kicks Singh three times and appears to spit on Singh before leaving.

The Manteca Police Department did not immediately reply to a request for comment from BuzzFeed News, but the Manteca Bulletin reported that authorities were looking into the incident as a robbery attempt, but "are not ruling out the possibility of it being a hate crime."

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/talalansari/california-sikh-man-beaten?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc

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1. 2nd Sikh in a week attacked in Cali

This is the second attack on a Sikh man in California's central valley in the last week. On Aug. 31, Surjit Malhi was attacked by two men who threw sand in his eyes and beat him while allegedly shouting, "Go back to your country!" according to an interview he gave to CBS Sacramento.
That phrase, along with a Celtic Cross, was also spray-painted on his truck. Malhi credited his turban for saving his life, saying it softened the blows.

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2. I can understand why my best college friend, a Sikh,

shaved off his facial hair & discontinued using his turban. There are too many hateful around.

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3. It takes two ignoramuses to take on a 71 yo man.

They probably shouted MAGA as they slithered away.