Police seek witnesses to Walmart assault of Sikh truck driver on Tamarack Way
Talwinder Singh Atwal says he was attacked by a couple on August 6; officers want people who filmed or witnessed the incident to come forward.
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Police are asking for witnesses to a reported assault at an Edmonton Walmart after the victim went public about the August 6 incident.
Talwinder Singh Atwal, a Sikh truck driver from B.C., says he was physically assaulted by a man and woman at the Walmart on Tamarack Way in south Edmonton. He told media the couple made remarks about his religious clothes and identity before punching and pushing him. Video circulating on social media shows him on the ground with his turban partially removed, though CityNews could not independently verify what led to that moment.
Edmonton Police Service's hate crimes unit is assisting with the investigation. Officers say they're aware multiple shoppers witnessed and filmed the altercation but left before police arrived. Investigators are asking those people to contact them with information or video.
Anyone with details can call EPS at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
The facts
What happened to Talwinder Singh Atwal on August 6?
Talwinder Singh Atwal, a Sikh truck driver from B.C., was physically assaulted by a man and woman at the Walmart on Tamarack Way in south Edmonton. The couple made remarks about his religious clothes and identity before punching and pushing him.
Who is investigating the assault?
Edmonton Police Service's hate crimes unit is assisting with the investigation into the assault at the Walmart on Tamarack Way.
