It is the second assault on a Sikh scholar within the central Inside metropolis this 12 months.
Ottawa:
The Consulate Normal of India in Vancouver has strongly condemned the assault on a Sikh scholar in Canada’s British Columbia province and referred to as for immediate motion towards perpetrators.
The 17-year-old Sikh scholar was both “beer or pepper sprayed” by one other teenage scholar after exiting a public transit bus on his approach house on September 11.
The Indian scholar was assaulted on the intersection of Rutland Rd S and Robson Rd E in Canada’s British Columbia, in line with an announcement by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
In a publish shared on X, previously generally known as Twitter, the Consulate Normal of India in Vancouver acknowledged, “@cgivancouver strongly condemns assault on an Indian nationwide in Kelowna and requests Canadian authorities to research the incident and take immediate motion towards the perpetrators.”
@cgivancouver strongly condemns assault on an Indian nationwide in Kelowna and requests Canadian authorities to research the incident and take immediate motion towards the perpetrators. @HCI_Ottawa@MEAIndia
— India in Vancouver (@cgivancouver) September 15, 2023
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in an announcement mentioned, “On September eleventh, 2023, simply earlier than 4:00pm, Kelowna RCMP have been dispatched to a pepper spray incident on the intersection of Rutland Rd S and Robson Rd E. Officers decided a 17-year previous Sikh scholar was both bear or pepper sprayed by one other teenaged male after exiting a public transit bus on his approach house.”
It mentioned there was an altercation on the bus previous to the beer spray incident which resulted in these concerned being directed off the bus. Police mentioned that a number of witness statements have been obtained and the teenaged suspect has been recognized.
“After exiting the bus, a second incident occurred the place the suspect male deployed bear spray on the sufferer,” it mentioned.
The assertion additional mentioned, “Bystanders referred to as the police who attended and are actively investigating this incident. A number of witness statements have been obtained and the teenaged suspect on this incident has already been recognized.”
In accordance with the assertion, çe and different related info together with taking steps to find out the motivation behind crime.
Chatting with CBC Information, Kelowna Metropolis Councillor Mohini Singh mentioned that the scholar had solely been within the metropolis for round 5 months and spoke little English.
She termed the assault “completely unacceptable.” She mentioned that the scholar is in a “state of shock” and is “completely traumatized.”
“He loves going to highschool. He has an amazing rapport together with his academics. No downside there,” she mentioned. “He’s completely traumatized. He is in a state of shock,” CBC Information quoted Mohini Singh as saying.
Mohini Singh mentioned she met {the teenager}, and that he was hardly capable of carry his head from his chest. She mentioned, “This has despatched shockwaves by the group,” the councillor mentioned. “The Indo-Canadian group is shocked by this … that is completely despicable.”
It is the second assault on a Sikh scholar within the central Inside metropolis this 12 months. On March 17, one other Indian Sikh scholar Gagandeep Singh was additionally attacked, in line with CBC Information report. On the time, Royal Canadian Mounted Police mentioned investigators have been finishing up consultations with their hate crimes unit.