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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

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 […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: Balbir Singh Dhami, California, Elk Grove, murder, Sacramento

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

Two more Sikhs shot in Elk Grove, California

May 19, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Only minutes from where Surinder Singh and Gurmej Atwal were shot and killed while on a walk in Elk Grove , California, last March (a murder that has yet gone unsolved), a middle-aged Sikh couple have reportedly been shot this morning in the same city: Sacramento police are searching for an armed suspect in the North Laguna Creek area who they believe fatally shot a man and critically injured a woman this morning. The gunman is described as a short black man […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: California, Elk Grove, Gurmej Atwal, hate crime, murder, Sacramento, shooting, Surinder Singh

Modoc Co., CA official blames ignorance for condescending reference to Sikhs

April 28, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In the northwest-most corner of California is Modoc County, somewhat remote and removed from the more populated areas of the state. You may excuse someone from such parts for being ignorant, but not for being disrespectful. However, Modoc County Supervisor Loren “Shorty” Crabtree is using ignorance to account for disrespectful comments he made about Sikhs after visiting Woodland, California (near Sacramento, California): During a routine item at the end of the board’s meeting in Alturas, Crabtree, a retired brand inspector, reported on attending an […]

Categories: Hate Crimes, News Bits • Tags: California, Loren Crabtree, Modoc County, Sacramento, Woodland

Recap: Funeral service for Gurmej Atwal

April 25, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The funeral service for Gurmej Atwal, the second victim of the Elk Grove, California shootings, took place last Saturday and was covered by local media. The Elk Grove Patch reports: About 200 members of the Sikh and Sacramento community gathered Saturday afternoon at the Sacramento Memorial Lawn to mourn the death of Gurmej Atwal, one of two victims of the recent Sikh shooting. Preceding Atwal’s cremation was a two-and-a-half-hour long memorial service, where family members, friends, members of the Sikh community […]

Categories: Events, News Bits • Tags: California, Elk Grove, funeral, Gurmej Atwal, hate crime, Sacramento, Surinder Singh

Memorial service for Gurmej Atwal this Saturday

April 19, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A memorial service for Gurmej Atwal is to take place this Saturday at the Sacramento Memorial Lawn in Sacramento, California: “Atwal left behind his children and grandchildren and his friends. They’ve all been very brave,” [Amar] Shergill said. “There’s no way to rationalize or explain why they’re victims of such a horrible event.” Gurmej Atwal was the second victim of the shootings in Elk Grove, California last month. His friend, Surinder Singh, was killed at the scene. The investigation is now for a […]

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

Recap: American Sikh Day

April 14, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Yesterday, as I was driving down one of downtown Sacramento’s streets, I stopped at a traffic light and saw two older, turbanned Sikhs talking to each other on the corner, with small American flags protruding out of their front shirt pockets. I was close to California’s state capitol building in Sacramento which, on this day, was the site of American Sikh Day. I found some street parking a couple of blocks away and began walking over to the west steps where […]

Categories: Events, Reflections • Tags: American Sikh Day, California, California State Capitol, Elk Grove, Sacramento

Picture of the Day: American Sikh Day in Sacramento, CA

April 13, 2011 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

I am among the hundreds of people attending American Sikh Day on the steps of the California state capitol building. Such a great show of support, solidarity, and patriotism by all the speakers and in the crowd.

Categories: Events, Picture of the Day • Tags: American Sikh Day, California, Capitol, Sacramento

Considering the experience of Sikhs in America.

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