Five Men Convicted of Beating Up Sikh Man in Queens

December 23, 2005

Source: Rediff

http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/dec/23sikh.htm

On December 23, 2005 Rediff reported, "Five men were sentenced to jail for terms ranging from five days to two years for the harassment and brutal beating of a Sikh man in New York in July 2004.

The men were convicted on Thursday of attacking Rajinder Singh Khalsa, 50, outside a restaurant in New York's Queens borough... Salvatore Maceli was sentenced to two years in prison and two years of post-parole supervision while Nicholas was sentenced to six months in jail, five years probation, and ordered to do 150 hours of community service with the Sikh Coalition, a rights group... Meehan was sentenced to 60 days in jail, three years probation and 150 hours of community service with the Sikh Coalition and Lyons 20 days in jail, three years probation and 50 hours of community service with the Sikh group. [Victor] Cosentino was sentenced to five days in jail."