New Jersey: A Sikh man working at a gas-station in New Jersey was shot dead over the weekend in an attempted robbery case.
The local police in New Jersey has announced an award of USD 8,000 for information leading to arrest of those responsible for the murder of Surinder Singh.
A native of India, Singh, 40, worked as an attendant at Garden State Fuel in Woodbury for 14 years.
A massive manhunt has been launched in New Jersey for two persons allegedly responsible for the killing of Singh.
The police also released a sketch of one of the suspects.
One of them was described as a black male weighing 150 pounds, 5-feet-7-inches tall, armed with a small handgun.
The attackers fled the scene in a small, silver vehicle north on Broad Street.
According to police, Singh was shot twice - once in the upper chest, which went straight in and a second time near the right arm pit.
In a statement, North American Punjabi Association alleged that the US law enforcement agencies have failed in protecting the lives and property of Sikh Community in the country.
The local police in New Jersey has announced an award of USD 8,000 for information leading to arrest of those responsible for the murder of Surinder Singh.
A native of India, Singh, 40, worked as an attendant at Garden State Fuel in Woodbury for 14 years.
The police also released a sketch of one of the suspects.
Advertisement
The attackers fled the scene in a small, silver vehicle north on Broad Street.
Advertisement
In a statement, North American Punjabi Association alleged that the US law enforcement agencies have failed in protecting the lives and property of Sikh Community in the country.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
"Stakes Are High, Choice Is Clear": Biden Vows To Stay In Presidential Race Zuckerberg "Not Planning" To Endorse Biden Or Trump In US Presidential Polls Biden "Absolutely" Staying In US Presidential Race, Says His Campaign Chair Over 300 Indian Students Return As Quota Row Sparks Violence In Bangladesh "Jindal Group Executive Showed Porn, Groped Me On Flight": Woman To NDTV Full Recovery From Global IT Outage Could Take Time: 10 Points CrowdStrike: All About The Cybersecurity Giant Behind Global IT Outage UP Government Forms Lucknow-SCR On The Lines Of Delhi-NCR The Situation At Delhi, Mumbai Airports Day After Global IT Outage Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.