A Sikh sheriff’s deputy in Texas who garnered national attention for gaining permission to wear a turban as part of his uniform, was killed Friday near Houston in what officials described as an ambush during a traffic stop. Read | India condemns fatal shooting of Sikh police officer serving in TexasGloom descended on Dhaliwal’s native village Dhaliwal Bet in Punjab’s Kapurthala district as news reached of his killing. The 42-year-old police officer and father of three had kept a close touch with his roots, and last visited the village in January this year. Dhaliwal had garnered national attention in 2015 after the sheriff’s office allowed him to wear the traditional articles of his Sikh faith, including a turban and a beard, while on patrol. His father Piara Singh Dhaliwal had been living there for some years.

Source: Indian Express September 28, 2019 23:03 UTC