Article: US Sikh held, turban snatched over kirpan

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New York, July 1 -- A Sikh truck driver was arrested and his turban forcibly removed after marshals in a Connecticut court found his kirpan on him when he went to contest a traffic violation.

Sachdev Singh, 47, a New Jersey resident, entered the State of Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford June 18. While passing through security, he told the officers that he had a five-inch kirpan under his clothing.

The kirpan, or blade, is a religious symbol that all Sikh men wear.

As soon as he passed under the metal detectors, he was promptly handcuffed. Both his kirpan and turban were taken away from him forcibly, according to the ...

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