Sikh teen in US punched for wearing turban, told ‘we don’t wear that in this country’

New York, October 17

In a racially motivated attack, a man punched a 19-year-old Sikh teen multiple times and attempted to remove his turban on board a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus in New York City.

Police said both men were riding on a shuttle bus on Sunday morning near 118th Street and Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill when the suspect approached the victim, ABC7 news channel reported.

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