<div align="justify">A Sikh doctor in the US has received death threats from an anonymous caller in Indiana, amid a series of hate crime incidents in which Indian- Americans have been targeted.<br /><br />Amandeep Singh, a general internist at Monroe Hospital in Indiana, recently received the death threat through a text message on his mobile by the unknown individual who claimed to have murdered the number's previous owner, community leaders said.<br /><br />"The subject then indicated that Singh was next," Indianapolis-based Sikhs Political Action Committee (SPAC) said in a statement.<br /><br />Bloomington Police found that the phone's owner was alive and that the number had been hacked by a third party.<br /><br />Singh said the local police was currently treating the incident as a racially motivated hoax.<br />Singh has been living and working in the US since 2003 after graduating from a medical school in India. He moved to Indiana three years ago to pursue an administrative position at Monroe Hospital.<br /><br />"This is one of several similar threats against Sikhs in Indiana in the last week including one incident which involved a handgun," PAC chairman Gurinder Singh Khalsa claimed.<br /><br />"Intimidation and violence against the Sikh community has been on the uptick since September 11 across the country. We love this country.That's why we're here," said Gurinder.<br /><br />He said that they have also received reports from a number of Sikh business owners of vandalism and intimidation.<br /><br />The committee is currently working with Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill to address widespread harassment and violence against Sikhs in Indiana.<br /><br />"American society has no place for this type of violence," Khalsa added.<br /><br />There have been a series of hate crime incidents against Indian-Americans. Weeks ago, Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed when a US Navy veteran opened fire at him and his friend before yelling "get out of my country" in Kansas.<br /><br />Earlier this month, a 39-year-old Sikh man was shot in his driveway in Washington state. The gunman had reportedly told the man to "go back to your own country" before pulling the trigger.</div>
<div align="justify">A Sikh doctor in the US has received death threats from an anonymous caller in Indiana, amid a series of hate crime incidents in which Indian- Americans have been targeted.<br /><br />Amandeep Singh, a general internist at Monroe Hospital in Indiana, recently received the death threat through a text message on his mobile by the unknown individual who claimed to have murdered the number's previous owner, community leaders said.<br /><br />"The subject then indicated that Singh was next," Indianapolis-based Sikhs Political Action Committee (SPAC) said in a statement.<br /><br />Bloomington Police found that the phone's owner was alive and that the number had been hacked by a third party.<br /><br />Singh said the local police was currently treating the incident as a racially motivated hoax.<br />Singh has been living and working in the US since 2003 after graduating from a medical school in India. He moved to Indiana three years ago to pursue an administrative position at Monroe Hospital.<br /><br />"This is one of several similar threats against Sikhs in Indiana in the last week including one incident which involved a handgun," PAC chairman Gurinder Singh Khalsa claimed.<br /><br />"Intimidation and violence against the Sikh community has been on the uptick since September 11 across the country. We love this country.That's why we're here," said Gurinder.<br /><br />He said that they have also received reports from a number of Sikh business owners of vandalism and intimidation.<br /><br />The committee is currently working with Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill to address widespread harassment and violence against Sikhs in Indiana.<br /><br />"American society has no place for this type of violence," Khalsa added.<br /><br />There have been a series of hate crime incidents against Indian-Americans. Weeks ago, Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed when a US Navy veteran opened fire at him and his friend before yelling "get out of my country" in Kansas.<br /><br />Earlier this month, a 39-year-old Sikh man was shot in his driveway in Washington state. The gunman had reportedly told the man to "go back to your own country" before pulling the trigger.</div>