Swaraj asks Indian embassy in US for report on beating of Sikh boy

External minister Sushma Swaraj during passport seva divas and passport officers conference at JNB office in new Delhi on Friday. Express Photo by Prem Nath Pandey 24 june 16 *** Local Caption *** External minister Sushma Swaraj during passport seva divas and passport officers conference at JNB office in new Delhi on Friday. Express Photo by Prem Nath Pandey 24 june 16

Swaraj asks Indian embassy in US for report on beating of Sikh boy

NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked the Indian Embassy in the US for a report on the alleged beating of a Sikh boy in the Washington State.

According to news reports, the 14-year-old Sikh boy was punched and knocked down by his classmate in the Washington State with his father claiming that his son was targeted because he is of Indian descent.

“I have seen news reports about the beating of a Sikh boy in US. I have asked the Indian Embassy in the US to send me a report on the incident,” Swaraj said in a tweet.-PTI