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Reward increased to $35,000 in Balbir Singh Dhami murder case

May 22, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Last year, Balbir Singh Dhami was shot and killed at his home in Sacramento, California. To date, no one has been arrested for the murder. It was announced today that the reward for tips that lead to the arrest of the suspect has been increased to $35,000 : Friends and family of a man killed inside his Sacramento home last year said they are adding $10,000 to the $25,000 reward they had already offered. Sacramento police said Balbir Dhami was […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Balbir Singh Dhami, California, murder, Sacramento, Sacramento Police Department

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More Sikh victims of violence in California

July 15, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A strange phenomenon has been occuring in northern California where reports of violence against Sikhs (both hate-motivated and otherwise) are becoming more common. The attack on cabbie Harbhajan Singh in West Sacramento, CA, the unsolved murders of seniors Surinder Singh and Gurmej Atwal in Elk Grove, CA, and the unsolved murder of Balbir Singh Dhami – also in Elk Grove – all involved attacks on turban-wearing men and all occured within the same metropolitan area in less than a year. […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: Balbir Singh Dhami, Elk Grove, Gurmej Atwal, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, Jagtar Singh Kang, Sacramento, Surinder Singh, taxicab, Yuba City

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Police release suspect sketch in Balbir Singh Dhami murder case

June 17, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Police in Sacramento, California have released a sketch of the suspect in the murder of Balbir Singh Dhami and new photos of the suspect’s vehicle. The victim in this crime was the third Sikh murdered in Elk Grove, California in a span of three months. Balbir Singh Dhami reportedly had a dubious drug-related past and (unlike the murders of Surinder Singh and Gurmej Atwal in Elk Grove in March) his is not considered a hate-motivated crime. His wife, who was […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: Balbir Singh Dhami, California, Elk Grove, Gurmej Atwal, hate crime, Sacramento, Surinder Singh

Sacramento, California Gurdwara contributes reward in search of attacker of gay man

June 14, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“The Sikh Community condemns this disgusting attack motivated by ignorance and hate,” Sikh Temple spokesman Darshan Singh Mundy, said in a written statement announcing the reward. “In light of the recent murders of two Sikhs in Elk Grove and the hate crime conviction in Yolo County (of two men who attacked a Sikh taxi driver), we are especially sensitive to such crimes. We hope that our reward will help bring these criminals to justice.” — The Gurdwara in West Sacramento, […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: Balbir Singh Dhami, California, Elk Grove, Gurmej Atwal, hate crime, Joel Olivarez, Surinder Singh, West Sacramento

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Police describe getaway vehicle in Balbir Singh Dhami murder case

May 26, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Police in Sacramento, California, are continuing their investigation into the murder of Balbir Singh Dhami and have released a description of the suspected getaway vehicle: Sacramento police today released the description of the suspected getaway car in the killing of 53-year-old Balbir Singh Dhami. The suspected getaway car is described as a 1990s, gold, four-door Mazda Protégé or 323. It is not believed that this murder was a hate crime. Balbir Singh Dhami’s wife, who was also shot, is still in […]

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UPDATE: Two more Sikhs shot in Elk Grove, California

May 20, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Over the past day or so, more details have emerged over yesterday’s shootings of Sikhs in Elk Grove, California. The identity of the male victim was confirmed by police as Balbir Singh Dhami, 53, who did not survive. His wife is in critical condition in the hospital. Balbir Singh apparently had a checkered and cloudy past: The turmoil of Balbir Singh Dhami’s life in recent years could offer Sacramento police a glimpse into why he was gunned down on a […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: Amanpreet Singh, Balbir Singh Dhami, California, Elk Grove, hate crime, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sacramento