Sikh-owned fuel station vandalised in US

A fuel station owned by a Sikh in the US state of Kentucky was vandalised by a masked man with racist slurs and vulgar phrases, according to media reports.

The station in Greenup County was hit by vandals last weeks, sending shock waves among community members. he vandals spray-painted vulgar phrases and symbols such as “white power, wastikas, and language too vulgar to air,” the local WSAZ TV said.

The TV channel said security footage showed a person wearing a ski mask approaching the store just after 11:30 pm.

According to local

Daily Mail , there were obscenities and other crudely-lettered markings on the store that appear to say “leave.”

Store owner Gary Singh said he was shocked by the incident. Kentucky State Police is investigating the incident.

“I was really nervous about that. It happened to me for the first time in this store in four years time. I’ve never done wrong to the community here. I try to help the community all the time,” Mr. Singh said.

Mr. Singh said he came from India in the early 1990s to pursue the American dream, but what happened at his store is more of a nightmare.

But despite the hateful comments, Mr. Singh said he could forgive the vandals, and hoped they do not strike again.