In what appears to be yet another case of hate crime against the Sikh community in the US, an Indian origin cab driver was held at gunpoint by a man, who was travelling on his cab.
The incident happened on January 28 in Northwest Illinois where the driver, Gurjeet Singh, is also is a religious leader.
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He wears a turban and beard as mandated by the Sikh religion. On the day of the incident Singh picked up a white man from Moline, and during the trip, the passenger began to question Singh about his origins.