Source: SikhNet
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Sikh boy's hair cut in 'vicious' racist attackA 15-year-old Sikh boy had his hair cut during an unprovoked and racist assault in an Edinburgh park, police said.
The incident happened at about 1930 GMT in Pilrig Park on Tuesday.
Lothian and Borders Police said the victim was subjected to verbal racial abuse by four young white males and then punched and kicked to the ground.
The boy's headwear came off and the youths cut his hair, an act deeply offensive to Sikhs because of the religious importance of their hair.
The gang ran off across the park, exiting into Pilrig Street and heading in the direction of Leith Walk.
Rab Singh, vice-president of the Sikh Gurdwara in Edinburgh, said: "We are not allowed to get our hair cut.