Police report said Indian American Jasmer Singh, from New
York’s Queens, has died following a car accident and subsequent attack by the
other car driver, reported CBS News.
The accident took place, while Jasmer was driving his
wife home from a doctor’s appointment in preparation for a trip to Bharat this
coming week, on Thursday.
On the Van Wyck Expressway, Jasmer’s car bumped into
another driver and that driver went on a rampage against him, according to CBS
News.
On Sunday night, Jasmer’s family spoke with CBS New
York, calling for hate crime charges against the suspect.
While talking about his father, Jasmer’s son Multani said,
“He was educated, a very noble person, a simple person.”
Singh, 68, came to US from Bharat to raise his family.
“He was distinguished looking, with turban and all that,” Multani said.
He further said, “My father’s skull was broken. Two
front teeth were gone.”
Post the attack, Jasmer succumbed to his injuries. The
incident has left his family traumatized.
According to investigators, the car’s driver has been
caught and is now facing several charges, including manslaughter and assault,
but not as a hate crime.
Multani said he is convinced his father’s appearance
as a turbaned Sikh was the reason for the brutality, and wants his death to be
charged as a hate crime, as per CBS News.
Multani said, “The guy was addressing my father with
his costumes, with his turbans. There was no reason for someone to go in that
intensity. My father was targeted and it is a possible hate crime.”
The mayor of New York City Eric Adams said, “Jasmer
Singh loved his city and deserved so much more than his tragic death. On behalf
of all New Yorkers, I want our Sikh community to know you have more than our
condolences. You have our sacred vow that we reject the hatred that took this
innocent life and we will protect you.”
Multani said, “Consider the safety of the Sikh
community, please, so that nobody would lose their father, brother, or son like
I did.”
ANI
