'Deeply disturbing': Indian Consulate urges US to probe assault on Sikh taxi driver
India Today
India's Consulate General in New York has said that it has taken up the matter of the assault on a Sikh taxi driver at JFK airport with the US authorities and urged them to investigate the incident.
Terming the assault on a Sikh taxi driver at the JFK International Airport as "deeply disturbing", India's Consulate General here said that it has taken up the matter with the US authorities and urged them to investigate the incident. The assault against a Sikh taxi driver in New York is deeply disturbing. We have taken up the matter with US authorities and urged them to investigate this violent incident.@PMOIndia @MEAIndia @DrSJaishankar @IndianEmbassyUS @NYCMayor @NYCMayorsOffice
“The assault against a Sikh taxi driver in New York is deeply disturbing. We have taken up the matter with US authorities and urged them to investigate this violent incident,” the Consulate General of India in New York tweeted on Saturday.
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