An Akali Dal leader was attacked by a group of unknown men at the Yuba City Gurdwara in California on Saturday. President of the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee, Manjit Singh G.K., was pushed to the ground, causing his turban to fall off. His face was blackened, and he was beaten by the men before he was taken to a place of safety. Singh, on August 20, faced protests outside a gurudwara in New York over the the Bargari shootout.
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Gobind Singh Longowal said, "It is very unfortunate that in America, Sikhs are being repeatedly targeted. This is the handiwork of such agencies, who want to instigate tensions among the Sikhs. It is the responsiblity of the US government to take strict action against the people behind the attack. I condemn this incident."
Union Cabinet Minister of Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal termed the incident as "cowardly". Singh was paying obeisance with people from the Punjabi diaspora. He paid his respects at the gurudwara after attack and spoke about it in a video later.
There has been a spike in hate attacks against the Sikh community in the US. On August 16, a man identified as Terlok Singh was apparently stabbed to death near the deli he owned at North Park Street and Burchard Avenue in New Jersey's East Orange. In another incident, a 71-year-old Sikh man was attacked in California's Manteca by two youths on August 6.