Posted on 08/06/2018 1:45:13 PM PDT by hiho hiho
KEYES (CBS13) – A well-known member of the Stanislaus County community was brutally beaten while placing campaign signs, and police are investigating it as a hate crime.
It was Tuesday night in Keyes and 50-year-old Surjit Malhi had just placed his last sign at the corner of Foote and Keyes when he came upon two men waiting for him as returned to his truck.
“As soon as I saw them they threw sand in my eyes,” Malhi said.
And that was just the beginning of the attack. The two men proceeded to beat Malhi in the head, shoulders and neck.
“And I cleared my eyes and I saw them,” Malhi said.
Blue eyes peeking through black hoodies is what he saw. And as the beating continued his attackers shouted, “Go back to your country!”
The same message, along with hate symbols, were spray painted on his truck. Malhi, the entire time, fearing for his life.
“It’s very scary you know. They were going to shoot me,” Malhi said thought.
Ironically, Malhi says, it was his turban that softened the blows – the very symbol that may have sparked the hate.
“My turban saved me,” Malhi said.
Malhi has been active in the Turlock community for years, raising thousands for homeless and fire victims, using trucks from his trucking company to deliver supplies. He’s a strong supporter of the Republican Party. The campaign signs he placed that night were for Congressman Jeff Denham and other members of the Stanislaus County GOP.
“I’m American 100 percent, no doubt, so they say, go back to my country? This is my country,” Malhi said. “If you are a real American and you love America, you should not do that. That is not the American way.”
Malhi still has headaches and dizzy spells, but says he’s received an outpouring of support from political leaders and members of the community during his recovery.
He says he won’t let the beating get him down and he will continue to place campaign signs and support the GOP. Police are still looking for the two suspects.
Sikhs are not the problem.
Bet you it’s a hoax...
“Blue eyes peeking through black hoodies is what he saw.”
Hmmm. That’s Hollywood levels of spot on. Did they proceed to sweep the leg?
But the left tries to hide that fact to cover for those [Muslims] who are the problem.
Is he H1B or similar or illegal? If so, send him home. Who cares about his religion except as a means to prevent him from being deported.
No they are not they are by and large wonderful people not like whom they are confused with
Did you asswipes read the article? Go wash your white hoods...it stinks to get the high heavens.
We had a similar but worse situation here a couple of years ago. Some whackjob, probably a leftist pretending to be a redneck, attacked a bunch of Sikhs as "terrorists" because he was too stupid to be able to tell the difference.
Right. Sikhs are more on our side than we are.
They understand Islam and its' threat.
Maybe that is why he was attacked.
I thought Sikhs were supposed to carry a decent blade at all times? I wish these assholes would mistakenly try to jump a ghurka with a kukris! Bring out the hoses!
The perps were wearing black hoodies....Antifa?
Definitely not. Sikhs I’ve met have been honest, respectful, law abiders. Good people.
Lots of Afghans have blue eyes.
The ones I met were pretty smart tech peeps.
They are caught between. After the World Trade Center one went out with his Sikh turban on and was roughed up by guys thinking he was Muslim. Until the whole world accepts that Sikhs are not, they face trouble.
I avoid putting a Trump bumper sticker on the car.
Until I live in a free country it stays off.
About 30 years ago my wife and I were followed and harassed including S shape driving in and out by a pickup truck, for a sticker on the car. Never again.
In college my parked car was fully vandalized with cut wires, pulled cables and ruined engine parts. Not worth alleged “free speech.” This is not a free counry.
Only Obama and Hillary cars are permitted in this country (the USA).
Sick man went after a Sikh man, seeking exactly what?
Sikh are kewel people and very American.
hoodies?
Coulda been a hood from the ‘hood wearing a hood. Sho nuff.
I hate to say this, but my first thought is that this is a hoax. We’ll see.
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