Accused of making bomb threat, Sikh seeks justice

A Sikh man in the US has filed charges against unknown individuals who falsely accused him of making a bomb threat resulting in his detention on a bus. “The only crime I committed was wearing a turban, having a beard, and speaking in a different language to another brown man on the bus,“  Daljit Singh is reported to have said  who on February 21, was travelling on a bus through Amarillo, Texas, when the incident happened.

Following the incident, the Sikh Coalition, a community based organisation, filed a complaint on Singh’s behalf. The passenger profiled Singh and then alleged that he had been discussing a bomb threat with a second passenger. “Singh was jailed for 30 hours and the media linked him to terrorism charges,“ the coalition said. “There must be consequences when bigotry and xenophobia trump common sense on a bus in the heart of Texas,“ said attorney Gaurjot Kaur.