Sep 5, 2012 - AMRITSAR: After the Wisconsin Gurdwara tragedy, that left six Sikhs dead, and exposure of brutal thrashing of a 72-year-old Avtar Singh in New Jersey, now a fellow community member has received death threat with a warning that more lives were at risk.
United Sikhs, an NGO working in the United States, claimed that a resident of Milwaukee in Wisconsin called them up on their national helpline service Umeed to inform about the threat. Manwinder Singh, director, community advocate, United Sikhs, said, "The complainant informed us that he knew this individual - identified as a Caucasian maIe with tattoos on his body - as a social acquaintance. This acquaintance started a discussion with the resident, which turned into an altercation during which the threat was issued. He mentioned the recent Wisconsin Gurdwara shooting during the threat, stating that more lives were at risk."
Singh said the identity of the individual had been withheld to ensure his safety, adding that the local police, US department of justice, the community relations office and the FBI had been informed. "The police are looking for the person who made this threat," he claimed. Coordinator of the Umeed helpline, Kashmir Singh, said, "These threats should be taken seriously by the law enforcement authorities and it is important to report such issues."
On August 5, six Sikhs were killed in a gurdwara in Wisconsin. Earlier on July 26, 72-year-old Avtar Singh, a gas station owner and one of the founding members of Glen Rock Gurdwara in New Jersey, was beaten by his neighbor, Edward Koscovski, who shared a common driveway with him.