In a shocking incident, a 68-year-old Indian man was stabbed 17 times in broad daylight in Canada while he was out with his granddaughter. The gruesome attack took place on Tuesday in Oshawa around 10.45 am when he was out for his routing walk with his one-and-half-year-old granddaughter.
The victim’s name is Dilip Kumar Dholani, who hails from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He arrived last week and has been staying with the family at their residence in Oshawa town in the Greater Toronto Area.
As per the local news reports, this unfortunate attack took place just a few kilometres from Dilip’s residence. A surveillance camera caught the entire incident showing the attacker running across the street in full sprint and then started stabbing Dholani repeatedly.
Dholani continued to shout for help, even while lying on the ground with serious injuries. He didn’t let go of his granddaughter till his daughter-in-law and neighbours come to his rescue. His family immediately called the police and victim was immediately rushed to a Toronto-area trauma centre for treatment. As per the hospital managements, the victim is currently in critical but stable condition.
Fortunately, the toddler remains uninjured amid this gruesome attack.
On Wednesday, the police arrested the 20-year-old accused Noah Denyer, of Oshawa, from a residence nearby.
“It was actually a lot of video surveillance and witnesses that came forward that led us to a quick apprehension of this suspect. We are unaware of any relation between the victim and the suspect,” said Duty Insp. Chris Ludlow to the members of the media.
“And the best information we have now is that it is random.”
Noah Denyer, 20, of Durham has been charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.
The incident has left the whole neighbourhood stunned, with many Hindu families expressing concern that the attacker may procure bail despite the murderous assault.
CoHNA slammed the lackluster attitude of the Police. It released an official statement, where it said that when will Canada take hate crime against Canadian Hindus seriously? Why this rush to dismiss any attack on Hindus without even an investigation?
CoHNA further added that it’s part of a pattern. Despite a slew of attacks, Canada has seen zero convictions so far for those targeting Hindu temples. Recently PM Trudeau brushed off a temple attack and a procession depicting the murder of a female Prime Minister as “Freedom of Expression.” This emboldens hate and could fuel more attacks against Hindus.
NCRI research shows a surge in online anti-Hindu hate, often translates into real-life violence. CoHNA Canada persistently advocates for inclusion of Hinduphobia in anti-hate policies, yet awaiting a positive change from the authorities.
