Friday, August 21, 2020

Canada: Sikh Youth Suffers Life-Altering Injury After Unprovoked Attack

                                         Bikramvir Singh 

Peel Regional Police are appealing to the public for information after a 20-year-old Sikh youth was left with a life-altering injury from an apparently random attack with a paintball gun in Canada.

The incident happened on August 16 between 10:30 pm and 11 pm as the victim was walking from his home to a bus stop in the area of Monica Drive and Lockington Crescent, Mississauga.

According to police, strangers in a passing vehicle fired multiple paintball rounds at the man. As a result, he required surgery for his injuries and has been left with a serious, life-altering injury, police said.

Police said they could not discuss the specifics of the injury due to privacy concerns around health information.

The victim Bikramvir Singh was on his way to his part-time work when he was attacked. Bikramvir, who only wanted to be identified by his first name, said he may lose sight in one eye as a result.

“I have no fight with anyone. Because of the COVID scene, I was all the time at my home, attending my classes,” Bikramvir Singh said, who underwent surgery at a Brampton hospital.

Peel police said that Bikramvir has no idea who his attackers were and that the assault was unprovoked.

Officers said they’re looking to speak with anyone who may have the target of a similar incident, or might have information or video relating to what happened on Sunday.

There is currently no suspect information available.

https://globalpunjabtv.net/canada-sikh-youth-suffers-life-altering-injury-after-unprovoked-attack?fbclid=IwAR3euK-jLz6Vf6Ip-PhfJTQmFXvyq-s7hHXdpbLMew0PYat3tNY0Yj13b50

Dr. Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi

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