{"id":25818,"date":"2026-09-18T11:35:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25818"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:35:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:35:43","slug":"hate-crimes-against-sikhs-hate-needs-to-stop-indian-origin-us-lawmaker-horrified-after-sikh-driver-stabbed-17-times-in-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25818","title":{"rendered":"Hate Crimes Against Sikhs: &#8216;Hate needs to stop&#8217;: Indian-origin US lawmaker &#8216;horrified&#8217; after Sikh driver stabbed 17 times in Wyoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134333475,imgsize-119401,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/jasjit-singh-dhanoa-director-of-legal-services-at-the-jakara-movement-speaks-with-gurvinder-singh-photo-x.jpg\" alt=\"'Hate needs to stop': Indian-origin US lawmaker 'horrified' after Sikh driver stabbed 17 times in Wyoming\" title=\"Jasjit Singh Dhanoa, director of legal services at the Jakara Movement, speaks with Gurvinder Singh. (Photo: X)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Jasjit Singh Dhanoa, director of legal services at the Jakara Movement, speaks with Gurvinder Singh. (Photo: X)\">Jasjit Singh Dhanoa, director of legal services at the Jakara Movement, speaks with Gurvinder Singh. (Photo: X)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indian-origin US Congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/raja-krishnamoorthi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raja Krishnamoorthi<\/a> has condemned the stabbing of a Sikh truck driver in Wyoming, saying the attack comes amid what he described as rising hatred targeting Sikh and South Asian Americans in the US.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>His remarks also referred to a recent Trump administration post featuring a Sikh man identified as \u201cMr Singh\u201d and telling him to \u201cget off our roads\u201d and \u201cself-deport\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Krishnamoorthi said he was \u201chorrified\u201d by the attack on the truck driver, who was stabbed 17 times at a rest stop in Wyoming. He added that Americans should stand against both hate and violence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cThose spreading this hate, including officials in our own federal government, need to stop. <!-- -->Those who turn it into violence must be held accountable,\u201d the Democratic congressman said in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Krishnamoorthi, meanwhile, called for those responsible for the attack to be held accountable and said Americans should stand against both hate and violence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Sikh truck driver stabbed 17 times<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The victim, identified as 28-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/gurvinder-singh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gurvinder Singh<\/a>, an Indian-origin Punjabi Sikh truck driver from Sacramento, was attacked on September 13 at the Bitter Creek Rest Area along Interstate 80 in Wyoming.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Singh told NPR that he had stopped at the rest area while travelling towards Pennsylvania when another man followed him into a washroom and suddenly attacked him with a knife. He suffered multiple stab wounds to his neck, chest, arms and ribs before managing to escape the restroom and call for help.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>A family at the rest area heard Singh crying for help and came to his assistance. The family also provided police with information about the suspect&#8217;s vehicle.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The Wyoming Highway Patrol later stopped the vehicle near Rawlins and arrested Andrew Kris Bzdak, 45. He has been charged with attempted first-degree murder. Authorities have not established a motive for the attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Singh, who has been driving trucks commercially for around three years, said the incident has left him concerned about the safety of other Punjabi Sikh truck drivers travelling across the US.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>What was the \u2018Mr Singh\u2019 post?<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Krishnamoorthi&#8217;s comments came days after the US Department of Homeland Security faced criticism over an AI-generated graphic featuring a brown-skinned, bearded Sikh man identified as \u201cMr Singh\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>The graphic, posted as part of the Trump administration&#8217;s messaging on illegal immigration and immigrant truck drivers, carried the message: \u201cAmerica for Americans. Get off our roads; you don&#8217;t know how to drive, Mr Singh.\u201d It also urged immigrants to \u201cself-deport\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>The DHS post was later removed following criticism from Sikh and Indian-American organisations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>The American Sikh Council has called for a full and transparent investigation into the Wyoming stabbing, requesting authorities to examine whether race, religion or identity played any role in the attack.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>The group has also stressed that it is not claiming that the DHS post caused or triggered the stabbing, as there is currently no evidence establishing such a connection.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/hate-needs-to-stop-indian-origin-us-lawmaker-horrified-after-sikh-driver-stabbed-17-times-in-wyoming\/articleshow\/134333364.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jasjit Singh Dhanoa, director of legal services at the Jakara Movement, speaks with Gurvinder Singh. 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