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Sikh international student swarmed and beaten at a Kelowna bus stop; turban torn off
Kelowna, British Columbia — 2023-03-17
A young Sikh international student was attacked after getting off a bus in Kelowna, B.C., on the evening of 17 March 2023. RCMP said a group who had been taunting him on the bus struck him from behind and assaulted him; he was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Members of the local Sikh community said his turban was knocked off and taken and he was dragged by the hair, and called for the assault to be investigated as a hate crime. RCMP said the investigation was at an early stage.
EvidenceReported / Pending Review
Information has been received or identified, but assessment is not complete.
- Violence type
- Hate-Motivated Violence
- Motive
- Bias/Hate (alleged)
- Category
- Hate and identity-based incidents
- Targeted identities
- Sikh
- Conduct
- Physical violence
- Targeted community
- Religion — Sikh
- Source type
- News reporting
- Perpetrator
- Group of youths (unidentified)
- Target
- Sikh international student
- Killed
- 0
- Injured
- 1
- Arrested
- 0
- Themes
- None
- Source
- CBC News
- Last reviewed
- 2026-10-13 · 1 correction