U.S. lawmakers remember Balbir Singh Sodhi, first victim of hate crime post 9/11
The Hindu
Balbir’s killer Frank Roque is serving life in prison.
Top American lawmakers paid rich tributes as they remembered Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh American, who was the first victim of hate crime following the 9/11 terror attacks in which nearly 3,000 people from over 90 countries were killed.
Four days after 9/11, Balbir was killed outside the Arizona gas station he owned. He was the first person in the U.S. to be killed in a supposed act of retaliation for the attacks in 2001.
“Today marks 20 Years Since Balbir Singh Sodhi, a Sikh man, was killed in a hate crime in retribution for the 9/11 attacks. We honor his memory and the memories of all those lost to hate in the two decades since,” Senator Robert Menendez said in a tweet.
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