Two men were formally charged this week in connection to a string of attacks against three Sikh men in Queens, prosecutors said.
Vernon Douglas, 19, was arrested Thursday after investigators said he approached a 70-year-old man in traditional Sikh clothing, and punched him in the face unprovoked just before 7 a.m. near 95th Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Richmond Hill on April 3.
The victim, identified by the Sikh Coalition as Nirmal Singh, suffered a broken nose and bruises to his face.
The Sikh Coalition said that Singh chose to return to India after the attack in order to be with his family.
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