'Could Have Killed Me': 2 Sikh Cab Drivers Kicked, Punched In Racial Attack In UK

Last Updated:August 27, 2025, 12:00 IST

The incident occurred earlier this month, and British Transport Police arrested a 17-year-old boy and two men, aged 19 and 25.

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Two elderly Sikh taxi drivers were attacked outside a UK Railway Station in what police are investigating as a racially aggravated assault. The men feared for their lives during the unprovoked attack.

Satnam Singh, 64, who suffered severe bruising and lost his turban, said, “I thought I was dead when he threw me and punched me."

Jasbir Sangha, 72, described the sudden and terrifying attack, which left him with two broken ribs. “I was just trying to defend myself. It happened so quickly, and I was on the floor. All I saw afterwards was one of the guys kicking me. Anything could have happened. I could have been killed."

The incident occurred earlier this month, and British Transport Police arrested a 17-year-old boy and two men, aged 19 and 25, at Wolverhampton Railway Station in connection with the assault. They were later released on bail.

Both drivers were working outside the station when three men approached Singh, making demands while swearing and using racist language. Singh was pushed to the ground, and when Sangha tried to intervene, the attackers turned on him.

Singh, whose turban covers uncut hair as part of his religious commitment, described losing it during the attack. “When he put me on the floor… when I got up, I tried to sit and realised I had no turban on my head… at that moment, I felt dead."

The attack has left Singh feeling “very sad and scared."

The incident was filmed by bystanders and has been viewed over a million times on social media.

Sangha said, “When I saw the video, it was so scary for me; it could have killed me."

He described intense pain, stating that even simple movements like sitting, standing, or sneezing were agonising and left his body in “a hell of pain."

Both men praised the public for intervening. Sangha said, “The people were very helpful. They were shouting at them, ‘What are you doing?’. I really thank them for their help."

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal condemned the act and appealed to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to raise the safety of Sikh expatriates with the UK government.

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