Video: Sikh Student With Kirpan Arrested At US University

Manjinder Singh Sirsa, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, claimed that a Sikh student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was arrested on campus for wearing a Kirpan, which is one of the essential components of five Sikh Kakars. Sirsa shared a video of the incident.

The BJP leader posted a video showing how the US police attempted to seize the Kirpan from a young Sikh man before detaining him after he refused.

"Despite numerous global campaigns to create awareness about Sikh Kakaars, it's disheartening to see the Campus Police at the University of North Carolina detain a Sikh youth for his Kirpan. I condemn the discriminatory attitude of University authorities towards Sikh students," Sirsa tweeted.

He condemned the situation and sought an apology from the university administration and campus police who detained the young person.

"We demand an apology from Campus Police and Univ Admin at @unccharlotte that detained a Sikh youth for his Kirpan, a quintessential part of Sikh Kakars. We are in constant touch with @IndianEmbassyUS and @MEAIndia to ensure the Amritdhari student is released with due respect," Sirsa, a former legislator, said in a tweet.

"I must appreciate the Sikh student who explained the significance of Kirpan with such faith. We demand an apology from @unccharlotte admin for this racial attitude. I also urge @DrSJaishankar Ji to address the issue of discrimination faced by Sikh students at the global level," he added.

Initially, the video was shared on Twitter by students mentioning that the police handcuffed him for resisting letting the officer take his Kirpan out of the mean.

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"I wasn't going to post this, but I don't think I will receive any support from @unccharlotte. I was told someone called 911 and reported me, and I got cuffed for "resisting" because I refused to let the officer take my kirpan out of the miyaan."

The kirpan is one of the five Sikh Kakars' essential components.

The five symbols of the Khalsa, all beginning with the letter K, are listed on the website of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee as follows: the keshor long hair and beard, Kangha, a comb in the kesh to keep it tidy as opposed to the recluses who kept it matted as a sign that they had renounced the world, Kara, a steel bracelet, Kachch, short breeches, and Kirpan

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