RICHMOND HILL, NY (TIP): In less than a month and a half a third targeted attack on an Indian American  Sikh has taken place in Queens neighborhood of Richmond Hill, which is considered a neighborhood dominated by Punjabis. Kuldip Singh, 62  who hails from Dasuya in Hoshiarpur ( Punjab) was taking a walk at around 10.30 in the morning of Sunday,  May 8 near his home in 115 Street between Liberty Avenue and 107 Avenue in Richmond Hill when a Black young man between 25 and 30 years on a bicycle stopped by him, threw his bike on the road, took out a pistol and asked for money. Kuldeep said told The Indian Panorama  that he impulsively caught hold of the Black guy’s right arm  in which he was holding the gun. What followed was a kind of wrestling  match between the two. The young man proved stronger than the old Kuldeep Singh and punched him ferociously.

As a result, Kuldeep Singh suffered a few injuries on many parts of the body, including a fractured  nose and  a fractured finger of the left hand. The assailant managed to escape. The incident – the third attack on a Sikh- in the neighborhood has shocked and angered the community. A  Sikh community leader Harpreet Singh Toor said that the community should get together and instead of being silent spectators should come immediately to the rescue of a victim. Many  people in the Sikh community have  expressed admiration for the courage of Kuldip Singh who instead of sheepishly handing over the wallet faced the assailant. In the ongoing investigation, the police have impounded the attacker’s bicycle and the hunt for the assailant is on. The Indian Panorama contacted Kuldip Singh on May 13 evening to know about his health. He complained of terrible pain in his spine and head.