NJ Police: Sikh Teens Fabricated Assault/Robbery

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Police say Sikh teens made up bias attack

March 10, 2004, 10:12 PM EST

LODI, N.J. -- Two Sikh teenagers who told police they were attacked by five men who yanked off their turbans and cut off their hair apparently fabricated the story, police said.

Lodi Police Chief Vincent J. Caruso said Wednesday that the pair _ 18-year-old Simrandeep Singh and a 17-year-old _ made a false bias claim to police on March 3 to conceal the fact that they had cut their own hair, in violation of their religion.

Caruso said the two could face charges. As of Wednesday night, none had been filed.

He said Lodi police continued to investigate after finding holes in the teens' original report, and that the teens eventually cooperated.

Singh and the 17-year-old told police they were at a bus stop when a group of men approached them and asked to borrow money. The groups got into a pushing match, and the groups wound up in Memorial Park, Capt. Vincent Quatrone has said.

There, the teens told police they were kicked and punched and robbed of about $40.

One man was then reported to have removed the teens' turbans, pulled out a pair of scissors and cut 3 to 4 feet of hair from the victims as they pleaded with him to stop.

Sikhs are forbidden by their religion to cut their hair, believing it is a gift from God.

[V]

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[Guest mehtab]

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[ms514]

Sat Sri Akal:

Well...hope they go to jail...

[S1ngh]

I knew it ! I SOOO SO SO SO Knew it

[V]

Sat Sri Akal:

Well...hope they go to jail...

AGREED BIG TIME!

they should be LOCKED UP IN CAGES @

[smartsingh24]

Yeah, but first they should be punished and you'll be sure that I'm there (go to the same gw).

[Guest Jas Singh]

what happens when there hair starts growing again, are the gonna be like "hey i dont wanna keep it anymore" wouldnt that be obvious

again only if this is true, lets not jump to any conclusions

[Mkhalsa]

ridiculous...

NJ RULES doesnt it?

(sorry had to lighten the mood

[gsingh]

Funny isn't it? You cannot fool God my friends in NJ. Especially when going against your religion and cutting your kes. On top of that, fabricating a story to hide the fact that you didn't want any part in this religion. Funny isn't it? You didn't think that God would let you get away with such a fallacy, did you? You are naive, ignorant, and you have defamed Sikhi in the eyes of many in NJ and across the United States. You can't get far w/o your Guru. Apparently, that's the case with you. Funny isn't it?