Indian chef called ISIS, punched in face in hate crime attack in US

TIL Desk/World/New York-A 30-year-old Indian chef was punched repeatedly in the face and called “ISIS” by an unidentified man in an alleged hate crime incident in the US city of Omaha. Suthahar Subburaj, who works as a chef at an Indian restaurant in Omaha, was attacked last month while he was taking out trash for work.

A man wearing a black hoodie punched Subburaj multiple times in his forehead, face, mouth and kicked him in the leg, according to a report. Using abusive language, the man shouted at Subburaj, saying, “ISIS, get out of my country” and fled from the scene.

An advocacy organisation for Hindu Americans have voiced concern over growing “xenophobia” towards people of South Asian and Middle Eastern descent. Leaders of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) have condemned the attack, calling it a hate crime.