'No organization should help this guy': Row among Sikh-Americans in US over arrested truck driver Jashanpreet Singh
TOI World Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Oct 25, 2025, 19:18 IST
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A Sikh-American's viral social media post sparked debate after Jashanpreet Singh, an alleged illegal migrant, was charged in a deadly California crash. Singh pleaded not guilty to charges including vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. His family in India claims he is a baptized Sikh who abstains from drugs and alcohol
'No organization should help this guy': Row among Sikh-Americans in US over arrested truck driver Jashanpreet Singh
Jashanpreet Singh has pleaded not guilty to the charges including DUI and his family confirmed that he doesn't do drugs as he's a baptized sikh.
A social media post by a Sikh-American went viral after Indian-origin Jashanpreet Singh was charged in a deadly chain-reaction crash in California's Ontario which killed three people, including a Pomona High School basketball coach and his wife. New Jersey's Amerinder Khatra, a registered Republican, posted that no Sikh organization should help Jashanpreet with his legal fees.
"I just want to say as a Sikh-American that this is unacceptable and has to end. He should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law — then deported. No Sikh organization should help this guy with his legal fees. Going forward — the DOT needs to audit the CDL records of every Democratic state in this nation (especially California)," Khatra posted and was accused of cozying up to the right wing.
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