Another Uk Sikh Murdered Due To Street Crime Robbery

[genie]

Carjacker stabs brave motorist to death in front of terrified female passenger before stealing Mercedes

• Harjinder Singh Bhurji, 32, bled to death after being stabbed in the chest
• Car found dumped an hour later in east London
• Victim had paid for sister's wedding two weeks before
• Mystery over identity of woman passenger in the car
  

By Stephen Hull

Last updated at 7:24 PM on 13th September 2011

Stabbed: Harjinder Singh Bhurji was killed and his car stolen

A murder hunt has been launched after a motorist was stabbed to death in front of his terrified female passenger.

Brave Harjinder Singh Bhurji, 32, was fatally stabbed earlier today as he tried to fight off a suspected armed carjacker who was trying to grab his car keys.

Police say the killer drove off in Mr Bhurji's black Mercedes leaving him bleeding to death from knife wounds in the road.

The man threatened to kill the passenger, in her 20s, if Mr Bhurji didn't hand over the keys to his Mercedes.

But when he did he stabbed him in the chest anyway.

The car was found dumped an hour later in Chingford, three miles away from where Mr Bhurji was fatally attacked in Ilford, east London.

Murder Squad detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen the knifeman driving in the early hours.

Detective Chief Inspector Phil Rickells, who is leading the murder inquiry, said: 'The suspect appears to have been purely motivated by stealing the car because at this early stage we can find no other obvious motive.

'As far as we can tell, the victim did not know the suspect or why he might want his car.

'The Mercedes had a distinctive number plate and I would appeal to anyone who was out driving in the early hours to cast their minds back and let us know if they saw it.'

The suspect is described as black, about 6ft 2in, of slim build and was wearing a grey 'beanie' hat, grey hoodie and dark-coloured bandana. He spoke with a London accent.

DCI Rickells added: 'Police were called at 1.10am to reports of a man injured. When they arrived, they found 32-year-old Harjinder Singh Bhurji suffering from a chest wound.

Search: Police are now hunting the driver and anyone who may have seen the car being driven

'He was pronounced dead at the scene in Stoneleigh Road, Ilford, at 1.42am. The victim's friend, who was with him at the time, was found at the scene uninjured but suffering from shock.

'It is believed that the two had been sitting talking in Mr Bhurji's car when the suspect suddenly appeared, opened the passenger door and dragged the female occupant from the car.

'The suspect then went to the driver's door and demanded the keys to the black Mercedes, CLK coupe, registration number R4 JXW.

'Mr Bhurji who lived in Ilford, tried to hide them under his seat but the suspect threatened to harm his friend if he did not hand them over.

'However, before he had time to retrieve them, he was stabbed. Despite his injuries, the victim managed to retrieve the keys and hand them to the suspect who then drove off.'

Scene of death: Stoneleigh Road in Ilford where Harjinder Singh Bhurji was murdered in a suspected carjacking

The car was found abandoned at 2.45am in Forest Glade, Chingford.

Mr Bhurji, a successful garage owner, was stabbed to death just two weeks after celebrating his sister Rasdinder Johal's wedding.

His grieving sibling said her brother was a 'polite, quiet and reserved' man, the main breadwinner for their family, who had footed the bill for her nuptials.

He had been due to fly to India to be the best man at his friend's wedding and had been making the final arrangements shortly before he died.

She said: 'My brother was a very calm and very quiet and very reserved type of person. He loved to travel. Every month he would go somewhere and he was just enjoying life.

'He wanted to get married but he didn't have a partner and he was looking.'

Abandoned: The Mercedes - registration R4 JXW - was found in Chingford

As a Mercedes specialist, he ran his own company R&J Motors, which also employed his father and brother. He had previously worked for Mercedes in Lakeside.

Rasdinder has now urged the woman who was with her brother to contact them and let them know what had led to his death.

She added: 'We don't know who she was. That's the thing we don't know - why he was with her or talking to her when he was stabbed by a six foot two inch attacker.

'The family are devastated. My mum is not coping very well. He was her only son, her eldest son, he was the breadwinner of the family.

'Everyone is just really in shock and devastated. We have just had the wedding and our whole family came from across the world for it.

'I have just come back from honeymoon two days ago. Everyone has recently been together and now this.'

She added: 'I want to know the details. Our whole family just want to know what happened to him for our peace of mind.'

Detectives are keen to hear from anyone who saw the car, possibly driving at high speed, anywhere between Stoneleigh Road and Forest Glade, a journey of about three miles.

DCI Rickells said: 'It is possible the suspect travelled down the A406 North Circular Road or through main back roads.'

• Anyone with information should contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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[genie]

Heres the list of other murders within the same area.

http://www.guardian-...lford_bus_stop/

http://news.sky.com/...rticle/15517866

All 3 murderers are black christian athiest males. There probably other cases up and down the UK.

The police evidently are not protecting civilians from these beasts. Its time for our community to come together and band self defence units just like we did for our gurdwara's. It's like a death of a thousand cuts we dont take notice until the community is bled dry slowly due to inaction while the murderers are out of prison and have their whole lives ahead of them with their genes to spread.

[hsisingh]

Heres the list of other murders within the same area.

http://www.guardian-...lford_bus_stop/

http://news.sky.com/...rticle/15517866

All 3 murderers are black christian athiest males. There probably other cases up and down the UK.

The police evidently are not protecting civilians from these beasts. Its time for our community to come together and band self defence units just like we did for our gurdwara's. It's like a death of a thousand cuts we dont take notice until the community is bled dry slowly due to inaction while the murderers are out of prison and have their whole lives ahead of them with their genes to spread.

Incredibly sad story and many families have had their lives devastated ......but I couldn't see in the articles where it mentioned that the suspect was a "Christian Atheist"??

[genie]

Incredibly sad story and many families have had their lives devastated ......but I couldn't see in the articles where it mentioned that the suspect was a "Christian Atheist"??

If they aint christian they usually atheist black male. We can slowly see a clear profile of who the attackers and murderers of our people are in the UK.

[Hammertime007]

Bring back hanging its the only way to deal with scum like this

[genie]

No what they need is fear brought back into their hearts, couple of weeks ago some black youths tried to cause a disturbance near a gurdwara in birmingham during the riots. The Singhs smashed their car up and beat up the driver pretty badly. The following day there was no street rat to be seen around the area, as they knew Sikhs would smash their heads in. As a collective force we Sikhs will finish them all off if we are tested. When there is no deterrence from the state to adequately deal with them then you get wild beasts like these roaming free of consequence.

If the politicians do nothing about them, if our so called leaders do not stand up for the community then the Sikh youths will take matters in their own hands then the government will wonder why they have a Sikhs policing and patrolling area's instead of their own tax payer funded agencies whose job it is to keep the peace on the streets and make citizens feel safe.

[hsisingh]

It is sad that a tragedy like this brings out the racists and xenophobes on this website.

[genie]

It is sad that a tragedy like this brings out the racists and xenophobes on this website.

I hope by your not referring to me, as I made it explicitly obvious not all blacks by saying Christian and atheist black males. Because I know there are black brothers who are Sikh and I would not tar them with the same brush as these street robbery animals. And I have not heard of a Muslim black male attacking our people in this way. It usually turns out to be a christian or athiest. In my view the religion, culture and environment the person is raised in often dictates how they behave and not race.

[musicman]

These kaleh youth in the UK are out of control, no morals and respect for community, punishment of the highest order should be given to the culprits.

[esingh]

The brother just saw his little sister get married and now he has been killed! Waheguru bless his soul. I had tears run down my eyes as I heard his father talk about how loving his son was and how he promised to retire his father, as he was old now. He owned a garage and was well liked in the community.

As for what Genie said he is right. From the riots to daily street violence. The black community, in particular the Afro-Caribbean community the has failed to control their youth and sadly they literally run wild in many cities and are responsible for much of the street crime. The level of violence they are prepared to use is chilling and our community should be prepared. The brother even gave his key to them and yet they stabbed them.