Washington: A 64-year-old Sikh man from India was stabbed to death by an unidentified person in California while he was on his evening walk. According to a report, Parmjit Singh was attacked in Gretchen Talley Park in Tracy last week. He died from his injuries, it added.
Detectives say a passerby spotted the man bleeding on the ground and immediately called 911. Police, who have launched a homicide investigation, don’t have any clear suspects just yet. The police asked for the community’s help identifying a man captured on video hopping a fence and running away from the park around the time when the incident took place. “We just need to figure out who that is,” a police spokesperson said.
Singh wears a turban and some residents are worried that he may have been attacked because he was Sikh. Police said they cannot say if it was a hate crime. “We have no information that would lead us to the motive of this crime. We’re keeping all possibilities open,” the spokesman said.
The victim’s son-in-law said Singh immigrated to Tracy from India three years ago and was an active member of the Sikh community. Singh is survived by two children and three grandkids.
