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== Balbir Singh Sodhi Honored == The death of Balbir Singh Sodhi symbolizes the triumph of the Khalsa spirit. Video slideshow created by the nephew of Balbir singh Sodhi, Phulpreet Singh. Balbir Singh was known by friends and neighbors as a quiet, gentle man. He practiced the Sikh values of Dharam di Kirat Karni and Vand Ke Chakna. www.sikhnet.com /s/BalbirSodhi   (526 words)

Indian American Center for Political Awareness Balbir Singh Sodhi, 49, who came to the United States in 1988 from a small village in Punjab, was one of several Sikhs attacked in the U.S. in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks after apparently being mistaken for possible supporters of Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden. Frank Roque, 44, was found guilty of killing Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh, as he stood outside his gas station in what prosecutors claimed was a shooting spree fueled by racism and sparked by the attacks on New York and Washington. Lakhwinder Singh Sodhi, the victim’s brother, said the verdict sent a clear message that hate crimes would not be tolerated in the United States. www.iacfpa.org /p_news/nit/iacpa-archieve/profiling/261604-top19.html   (563 words)

October > Man Sentenced to Death in Post-September 11 Shooting NACS Online Sodhi was one of several Sikhs thought to be of Arab descent and attacked following September 11. Sodhi had a beard and wore a turban, and law-enforcement officials think Roque mistook him for an Arab, reports CNN.com. Roque's attorneys argued that he was mentally ill and that the attacks of September 11 drove him to commit the acts of racial violence, according to CNN.com. www.nacsnet.org /NACS/News/Daily_News_Archives/October2003/nd1011031.htm   (234 words)

Revenge motive studied in Sikh's killing- The Times of India sodhi had been planning to return to india to be with his wife and a son there, according to arizona relatives. frank roque, 42, was being held on $1 million bond for allegedly killing balbir singh sodhi, 49, in the parking lot of his chevron station in mesa, arizona, on saturday, said sgt. mike goulet, a city police spokesman. sodhi was originally from punjab, and he has been in the united states for about 10 years, family members told reporters. timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/articleshow?msid=1551768943&prtpage=1   (489 words)

Emily Murphy's Blog - Emily Murphy web blogs, Emily Murphy blogger in India Balbir Singh Sodhi lost his life in what was later labeled a hate crime, and two years later the gas station owner's family and friends gathered at the scene of this death to remember the American, a native of India, for who he was and what his death has done to his community. Balbir's brother Rana and his family were in court almost every day of the nearly month-long trial, awaiting justice. Balbir had 10 siblings, (seven brothers and three sisters) children and a promise made to a wife. www.sulekha.com /expressions/articledesc.asp?cid=306886   (1246 words)

Indian American Center for Political Awareness Sodhi, 49, who immigrated to the U.S. from Punjab in the 1980’s, was targeted because he wore a turban and was apparently mistaken for an Arab supporter of Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden, believed to be involved in 9/11 attacks. “Balbir Singh Sodhi, a decent and a caring family man, was taken away because of his religious identity. WASHINGTON: The Sikh community in the United States prayed for the Sodhi family as a jury sentenced former machinist Frank Roque, 44, to death for murdering Balbir Singh Sodhi outside his petrol pump in Mesa, Ariz., in an alleged hate crime after Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. www.iacfpa.org /p_news/nit/iacpa-archieve/profiling/261604-top17.html   (420 words)

SikhSpectrum.com Monthly. Turbans and Terror: Racism After September 11 The Phoenix community reached out to the Sodhi family and learned about Balbir Singh; that he had immigrated to escape religious persecution, that he wore a turban as an article of faith and spirituality, that this turban marked him for hate and death, that his widow’s heart is broken. Balbir Singh Sodhi’s death became the first killing in the explosion of hate crimes that targeted Sikh, Muslim, Arab, Afghan, and South Asian American communities after September 11. When Balbir Singh Sodhi was murdered, the national media rarely showed his picture, his turban, the reason he was murdered. www.sikhspectrum.com /102002/valerieb.htm   (2238 words)

AMERICAN NIGHTMARE / Sukhpal Singh Sodhi came to S.F. to help his village in India. Now, a year after his brother's death, his family mourns again. Balbir Singh Sodhi, who started working as a cabdriver in San Francisco about a year after coming to this country in 1989, had opened a convenience store and gas station in Mesa in 2000. Sukhpal Singh Sodhi had spent nearly a decade driving a cab in San Francisco to support his wife, Parwinder, his grown son and two daughters, all of whom live in the family's village of Passiawal. San Francisco -- Sukhpal Singh Sodhi was one of 50 members of an extended family who had left India in recent years, finding refuge in the United States and sending back a small fortune to make life better in their village in Punjab state. www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=chronicle/archive/2002/08/06/MN242769.DTL&type=printable   (909 words)

Balbir Singh Sodhi - Memorial Service - El Sobrante, California Balbir Singh Sodhi, the first person to be killed as a result of 9/11, in Mesa, Arizona hate crime was a focal point of the solemn ceremony. Nearly 3,000gathered on Saturday to mourn the death of Balbir Singh Sodhi with words of acceptance, compassion and unity. Balbir was killed for no apparent reason other than the fact he was a turbaned Sikh. www.thesteward.net /ajmer/balbir.html   (474 words)

R.I.P Balbir Singh Sodhi 1949-2001 - Sepia Mutiny Four years ago today, Sikh gas station owner Balbir Singh Sodhi was shot to death in Mesa, Arizona by a man named Frank Roque. Roque also told the police that he was “’standing up for his brothers and sisters’ in New York” by his actions which included shooting at a gas station owned by a Lebanese man and a house occupied by an Afghani family after murdering Sodhi. Balbir was far more american, and this (i'll not say what i'd really like to) Frank son of a..... www.sepiamutiny.com /sepia/archives/002215.html   (891 words)

Indo-American News Following the murder of Sodhi, Roque fired shots at another gas station where the attendant was Lebanese and also shot at the home of an Afghan family. Balbir Singh Sodhi Murderer Convicted in Hate Crime Case In addition to the murder conviction, Roque was found guilty of attempted murder, drive-by shooting and endangerment in the two racially motivated attacks. www.indoamerican-news.com /national/washington/balbirsingh_hatecrime.htm   (299 words)

rediff.com US edition: Sept 11 hate crime victim's brother killed Sukhpal Singh Sodhi, brother of Balbir Singh Sodhi, the first South Asian killed in the hate crimes following the September 11 attacks, was killed in San Francisco on Sunday, the police said. Balbir shared the apartment in San Francisco, with his brother Sukhpal, and worked as a cab driver before moving to Mesa, Arizona, fearing a threat to his life. Sukhpal is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son who live in Passiwal village of Punjab, according to Harjit Singh. indiabroad.rediff.com /us/2002/aug/06sukh.htm   (423 words)

Indiainfo.com -> NRI -> US citizen admits to shooting Sikh gas station owner Roque mistook Sodhi to be an Arab, because he had a beard and turban. Rana Singh Sodhi of Phoenix, one of the victim's brothers, said he is pleased Roque is admitting the slaying, but does not buy the defence. Roque, said Rana Singh Sodhi, acted with premeditation, visiting the gas station before Balbir Singh Sodhi was gunned down to make sure the victim was working. news.indiainfo.com /2003/06/18/18nri.html   (338 words)

SMART Harjit Singh Sodhi can't believe this could happen again: two brothers, his cousins, who had come to America from India for a better life, cut down by bullets in less than one year. Eleven months ago, it was his cousin, Balbir Singh Sodhi, 49, a Sikh gas station owner who was gunned down in hate four days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. [PHOTO: Balbir Singh Sodhi, 49, a Sikh gas station owner, was gunned down four days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks] www.sikhmediawatch.org /news/newsdetail.asp?newsid=50   (301 words)

Crime scene evidence hard on widow in Sikh killing trial Family members are reliving the murder of Singh Sodhi, 49, a citizen of India who immigrated to the United States in 1989, drove a cab for years in San Francisco and opened a Chevron station with his brother Harjit at 80th Street and University Drive in east Mesa in February 2001. As the case unfolds, Singh Sodhi's family is awaiting word from the U.S. government on the immigration status of his widow, who is an Indian citizen. Harjit Singh Sodhi, who also operates an Indian restaurant, said before the trial started Tuesday that his brother was looking for a safer occupation after being robbed as a cabbie. www.sikhpoint.com /community/Articles/trialmesa.php   (741 words)

CNN.com - Trial begins for man charged with killing Sikh immigrant - Aug. 18, 2003 Balbir Singh Sodhi was neither Muslim nor from the Middle East, as the terrorist hijackers had been. Sodhi was apparently killed for no other reason than because he was dark-skinned, bearded, and wore a turban. Jesse Singh, wearing ball cap, embraces Harjit Singh Sodhi where their brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, an immigrant from India, was slain Sept. 15, 2001, in Mesa, Arizona. www.cnn.com /2003/LAW/08/18/attacks.sikhshooting.ap   (701 words)

September > Trial Begins for Post-September 11 Killing of Gas Station Owner NACS Online Sodhi was not from the Middle East or a Muslim, but law-enforcement officials say that his appearance prompted Roque to drive up and shoot him outside his store four days after the September 11 attacks. MESA, AZ -- Prejudice inflamed by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, spurred Frank Silva Roque to kill Indian gas station owner Balbir Singh Sodhi, according to the prosecutor in the case. Sodhi ran much deeper than that," prosecutor Vince Imbordino said during opening arguments in the case. www.cstorecentral.com /NR/exeres/00005c1fqinhgjwlkkccdhgy/NewsPosting.asp?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=/NACS/News/Daily_News_Archives/September2003/nd0908033.htm&NRNODEGUID={D9574B64-235B-4464-97CE-0B9BD4B47E29}&NRQUERYTERMINATOR=1&cookie_test=1   (341 words)

East Valley Tribune Daily Arizona news for Chandler, Gilbert, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale Balbir Singh Sodhi, a turbaned Sikh from India, was gunned down a week earlier while planting flowers outside his Mesa convenience store. Sodhi’s brother, Rana Sodhi, even is told to "go back to Iraq" while working at the same store where his brother was killed. MEMORIAL: Gaurav Singh, a relative of Balbir Singh Sodhi, kneels by a memorial outside the Mesa Star Convenience store where Sodhi was shot and killed in September 2001. www.eastvalleytribune.com /index.php?sty=48149   (1293 words)

Trial begins in alledged Sikh murder - Yellowworld Forums Sodhi immigrated from the Punjab region of India in 1989 and worked as a cab driver in the Bay Area until he opened his Chevron station at 80th Street and University Drive in early 2001. Singh Sodhi's last words were "don't kill me" before shots rang out and the victim collapsed, he said. Roque, 44, had admitted to killing Balbir Singh Sodhi, 49, an Indian immigrant, but his attorney had said his client suffered from mental illness and heard voices. www.yellowworld.org /forums/showthread.php?t=9211   (1567 words)

AsianWeek.com: Feature: Patriotism Gone Wrong Balbir Singh Sodhi died representing his faith with his traditional head wrap, and Guru Roop Kaur Khalsa, cleric at the Sikh temple in Phoenix, remembers Sodhi as a devout Sikh who hosted weekly dinners for fellow worshipers in Mesa. Jesse Singh, wearing baseball cap, embraces Harjit Singh Sodhi at the scene where their brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, an immigrant from India, was slain, Sept. 15, 2001, in Mesa, Ariz. Photos by The Associated Press. Sodhi was at the wrong place at the wrong time — facing a man who, by his own words, sought revenge against Muslims. www.asianweek.com /2002_09_06/feature_mesa.html   (1098 words)

Sodhi Most Recent Comments. Ranjeet Sodhi - Well, I Downloaded The Two Posted By Jaynita Sodhi In Cat Sodhi murder trial begins an Arizona-based Indian gas station owner, Balbir Singh Sodhi, four days after the September 11, 2001, attacks was. The family of Balbir Singh Sodhi, who was gunned down in Mesa, Arizona, on Saturday, in what is Harjit Sodhi, 40, said people of Middle Eastern and South Asian origin. Sodhi and K. Russell "Kinematic Synthesis of Adjustable Planar Four-Bar Mechanisms for Multi-Phase Russell and R. S Sodhi, "Kinematic Synthesis of Planar Five Bar Mechanisms. www.99hosted.com /names15985.html   (440 words)

USATODAY.com - Man sentenced to death for killing Sikh Sodhi wore a turban and beard as part of his Sikh faith. Frank Silva Roque, convicted of murder last week in the death of gas station owner Balbir Singh Sodhi, was sentenced to die by injection by jurors who deliberated over two days. Sodhi's death on Sept. 15, 2001, touched off protests in India and prompted India's prime minister to call President Bush. www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-10-09-arizona-death-penalty_x.htm   (366 words)

Indiainfo.com -> News -> Spotlight -> America under attack -> US cops arrest one in Sikh murder case As Sodhi fell, the gunman drove to the other gas station and fired at a clerk of Lebanese descent who was working in the store attached to it. New York: One man was on September 17 arrested in connection with the murder of Indian immigrant Balbir Singh Sodhi in Arizona on September 16, as Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Hate Crimes Unit joined police investigating the killing. Both Sodhi and Saad, owner of the second gas station at which the gunman fired shots, had complained of some people hurling verbal abuses at them ever since terrorist bombings on September 17. newsarchives.indiainfo.com /spotlight/usattacks/17sikhs2.html   (322 words)

AsianWeek.com: National News: Upfront Sodhi was the brother of Balbir Singh Sodhi, one of the first fatal victims of the Sept. 11 backlash who was gunned down outside a Mesa, Ariz., gas station. Kim Singh, director of AAPPI; Naomi Little, director of the S.F. Taxi Commission; and the nephew of Sukhpal Singh Sodhi and son of Balbir Singh Sodhi (left to right) gather in front of Sukhpal Singh Sodhi’s image at his memorial service. Kim Singh, a member of the Asian American Public Policy Institute (AAPPI), is one of several community members who is trying to raise money for the family of Sukhpal Singh Sodhi. www.asianweek.com /2002_08_16/news_upfront.html   (1080 words)

BBC NEWS Americas US 9/11 revenge killer convicted The victim's brother Lakhwinder Singh Sodhi said that he conviction sent a message to the country that hate crimes were unacceptable. The murder was part of a spree of racially motivated violence in which having killed Sodhi, Roque then fired shots at another petrol station, where a man of Lebanese descent was working, and then at a house inhabited by an Afghan family. However, the prosecution argued that Roque had mistaken the turbaned Sodhi for a Muslim and subsequently out of hatred and a desire for revenge, not insanity. news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/3154170.stm   (380 words)

Donors aid slain Sikh's family Sodhi was the father of five and grandfather of four. Sodhi did not have life insurance and, while doling out smiles and candy to neighborhood children short on change, poured every dime he could into the store, Lakhwinder said. Sodhi is as much a victim as any of the people who died at the World Trade Center," said Coleen Niemann of the Mesa United Way. www.azcentral.com /specials/special44/articles/1221sikhshooting21.html   (759 words)

Press Release on the death of Mr. Balbir Singh in Mesa, Arizona Sodhi died after he was shot on September 15, 2001 at his gas station in Mesa, Arizona. Balbir Singh Sodhi, a member of the Indian-American community belonging to the Sikh faith. Sodhi’s death, Ambassador Lalit Mansingh spoke to White House authorities underlining the need to prevent any such crime against persons of Indian origin on the basis of mistaken identity. www.indianembassy.org /press_release/2001/sep/sep_17.htm   (207 words)

Balbir Singh Sodhi Trial Verdict on September 30, 2003 Balbir Singh Sodhi Trial Verdict on September 30, 2003 in Mesa, Arizona, USA Balbir Singh Sodhi Trial Verdict on September 30, 2003 "On Saturday, September 15, 2001, Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh, was shot here at this corner while planting flowers in front of this shop. healingsource.com /sodhi/sept-14-2003/gallery/pages/big/100_big.html   (121 words)

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - World Harjinder Kaur Sodhi, wife of hate crime victim Balbir Singh, is helped up after she collapsed outside Maricopa County Court in Mesa, Arizona, on Tuesday, where Frank Roque was found guilty of the September, 2001, murder. After killing Sodhi, Roque allegedly shot at another gas station, where the clerk was a man of Lebanese descent, and later opened fire at the home of an Afghan family. Frank Silva Roque, who assumed the turbaned Sodhi to be an Arab terrorist and gunned down the Sikh immigrant outside his petrol pump on September 15, 2001, could get a death penalty for the murder. www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20031002/world.htm   (1945 words)

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