Sikh’s Horse Executed as Hate Crime

[Sunlei]

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Nashville, Tennessee – When farm workers discovered Misty Blue, a 17-year-old horse that had been born on their farm, had been shot at close range, execution style, the family immediately went into mourning. Misty Blue belongs to Devinder Sandhu, an Indian who wears a turbin as a symbol of his Sikh religion. Sandhu told reporters he is often confused for being Muslim. “I hate to think there would be a hate crime directed against me who’s been part of this community,” he said.

Eslick said Wednesday her family wonders if the killing was a hate crime. She said her husband is Indian and a practicing Sikh and as part of his faith he wears a turban. Since 911, she said, he's been targeted by different people because they assume he's Muslim.

"They tell him, 'Go back to where you came from,'" she said. "But my husband has been a vibrant part of the Nashville community. He graduated from Vanderbilt University. Whether this is a hate crime directed at my family who are constantly mistaken for being Muslim or just a random act of violence from someone looking for something to shoot ... is yet to be determined. All I know is the person who did this has no regard for a life whether it be a human or an animal."

On Wednesday morning, sounds of sorrow could be heard coming from a barn near the field where Misty Blue was killed. Inside was Misty Blue's mother, a 30-year-old horse, who Eslick said raised the mare on their property. "Her mother is in the barn and just has been crying for her," she said. "It's just heartbreaking."

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2016/06/29/nashville-familys-tennessee-walking-horse-killed-execution-style/86508404/

[Ilsa]

1. Horses are smart. Those poor two horses and

the Sandhus. I hope they find the killers.

[dhill926]

2. jesus christ....