:dateline:A Sikh youth from Auckland�has been praised�for taking initiative to help�a child. �Harman Singh, 22, used his turban to help a five-year-old who was hit by a car while he was on his way to school. �After the incident,�Harman Singh said that he didn’t have to think twice before using his turban.
In a statement after the incident, Singh said that the young boy needed something to put under his head as he was bleeding a lot.� He felt that it was his duty to use the turban to make the boy feel at ease.
A picture of Harman Singh was taken on spot and posted on Facebook.� It has now gone viral and multiple news outlets have reported on the incident and have praised the actions by the Sikh youth.
Turban is a sacred Sikh religious article.� Sikhs have long been a target of hate due to their unique appearance.� Hate crimes elevated against the Sikhs ever since the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks by terrorists in America.� Sikhs in New Zealand and Australia too have faced similar incidents in past. �Sikhs are members of a distinct faith, founded 500 years ago in Punjab.
