Track hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus: Justice dept to FBI

December 13, 2012 13:26

Concerned over spurt in attacks on Sikhs, Hindus and other minorities in America, the US Justice Department has asked FBI to track hate crimes against them. Terming bullying and harassment of Sikh children as a "serious problem", a top official of the Justice Department has recommended that crimes against Sikhs and Hindus should be added to the religion-based hate crimes tracked by the FBI to help law enforcement officials tackle the problem. The extra-ordinary gesture by the administration has come in the wake of Sikhs petitioning the Congress asking that hate crimes against their religion be started to be traced by the federal agency.

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