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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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From California to New York: a tale of two hate crimes

June 9, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A disturbing twist of fate over the past few days saw a new hate crime against a Sikh come to light as another finally saw its resolution. It is a haunting reminder of the added hostility that Sikhs must face whenever they go out in public. Pedro Ramirez was sentenced to 13 years in prison for his November, 2010 attack on taxi driver Harbhajan Singh in West Sacramento, California: Pedro Ramirez, 42, was sentenced Friday by Yolo County Superior Court […]

Categories: Hate Crimes • Tags: Brooklyn, California, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, Jiwan Singh, New York, Osama bin Laden, Pedro Antonio Ramirez, West Sacramento

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Attacker of Sacramento Sikh cabbie changes his mind

April 1, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The sentencing process for the attackers of Sikh taxi driver Harbhajan Singh in West Sacramento, CA, still needs to come to a resolution after one of the attackers withdrew his guilty plea today: WOODLAND, CA – A man set to be sentenced to 13 years in prison for a hate crime attack on a taxi driver in West Sacramento last Nov. 28, withdrew his guilty plea in court Friday morning. Pedro Ramirez had admitted in a plea agreement with the Yolo County […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, Johnny Morales, Pedro Antonio Ramirez, Sacramento, taxicab, United States, West Sacramento

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Cab driver’s attackers admit to hate crime

March 7, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Back in November, Harbhajan Singh, a 56-year-old cab driver in Sacramento, California, was attacked and beaten by two men who were later apprehended by the police.  The men were charged with assault and hate crime offenses.  Today, the two men pleaded guilty: 41-year-old Pedro Ramirez and 33-year-old Johnny Morales were in court Monday to enter the plea agreement and admit their guilt. In exchange, Morales will be sentenced to a year in jail, and Ramirez will get 13 years. On the […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, Johnny Morales, Pedro Antonio Ramirez, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab

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Sacramento cab driver attacked, cont’d

December 7, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

There have been a few updates over the past few days on this story: California Assemblywoman Marika Yamada out of West Sacramento has been supportive since Harbhajan Singh’s attack. Last Sunday, she addressed Sikhs at the Sacramento Sikh Temple: “More than 60 years ago, the Japanese were being discriminated against. The Chinese were wearing buttons that read, ‘I am Chinese’ so they wouldn’t be mistaken as Japanese,” said Yamada. “After September 11th, we’re seeing a similar situation with Sikhs and Muslims. […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, Marika Yamada, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab

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Sacramento cab driver attacked, cont’d

December 2, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

No sooner did I write this that great news came through that two men have been arrested in the attack on Harbhajan Singh, a cab driver in Sacramento: …West Sacramento Police Lt. Tod Sockman announced the 41-year-old suspect [Pedro Antonio Ramirez] along with 33-year-old Johnny Morales turned themselves in to police. …The suspects were arrested on charges of felony assault with a deadly weapon and commission of a hate crime. Both men are now in Yolo County Jail. Let us […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, Johnny Morales, Pedro Antonio Ramirez, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab

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Sacramento cab driver attacked, cont’d

December 2, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

West Sacramento Police have named a suspect in the attack of Sacramento cab driver Harbhajan Singh: Lt. Tod Sockman said detectives and Sacramento police SWAT officers served arrest and search warrants at the Sacramento, Binghampton Drive residence of 41-year-old Pedro Antonio Ramirez Thursday morning. Sockman said Ramirez is wanted for assault with a deadly weapon and commission of a hate crime in the attack on Herbhejan Singh. However, Ramirez is still at large and may be hiding from police: The […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, FBI, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, Mariko Yamada, Pedro Antonio Ramirez, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab

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Sacramento cab driver attacked, cont’d

December 1, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

“Attacks on innocent individuals are always inexcusable, but the use of racial, ethnic and religious slurs are especially heinous and have no place in our society,” said SALDEF Associate Executive Director Jasjit Singh. “We call upon the West Sacramento Police Department and the FBI to ensure a thorough investigation is conducted and that hate crimes charges are brought against any culprits that are found.” — The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) is also calling for the investigation […]

Categories: Civil Rights, Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, FBI, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, robbery, Sacramento, SALDEF, taxicab

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Sacramento cab driver attacked, cont’d

November 30, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Anti-Defamation League, an organization that combats anti-Semitism, is also calling for the investigation of the attack on cab driver Harbhajan Singh as a hate crime: This brutal incident is deplorable.  People of all faiths should be able to feel secure when expressing their religious beliefs.  This hard working man was merely doing his job when he was apparently singled out because of his appearance.  We are confident that law enforcement will do all it can to track down the […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: Anti-Defamation League, California, Harbhajan Singh, hate crime, robbery, Sacramento, taxicab

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