Toronto: A 17-year-old Sikh high school student in Canada's British Columbia was reportedly attacked at a bus stop after a fight with another adolescent in what appears to be a case of hate crime.
The high school student was allegedly "kicked, punched, and pepper-sprayed" during the altercation, which happened in Kelowna near the intersection of Rutland Road South and Robson Road East, according to news. “Officers determined a 17-year-old Sikh student was either beer or pepper sprayed by another teenage male after exiting a public transit bus on his way home,” a statement by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. Before the assault, there was “an altercation” aboard a bus, which resulted in those involved being kicked off, police said. While police have not released more details, the World Sikh Organisation of Canada has alleged that the student was also assaulted while aboard the vehicle.
Earlier in March, a 21-year old Sikh student from India was attacked in British Columbia province by unknown men who ripped off his turban and dragged him by his hair