Alleged Victim Of Indo-Canadian Veterinarian Harjinder Sekhon Speaks Out

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Victim of Assault: Dr. Rabinderjit Singh

Mission Veterinarian Rabinderjit Singh said he had another surgery this week and doctors are telling him he could have permanent damage. There are also visible scars on his face from the attack, which may leave a permanent disfigurement on his face.

By R. Paul Dhillon

SURREY – Mission Veterinarian Rabinderjit Singh, who is known to his fellow Veterinarians and friends as Ravi, broke his silence on the extremely serious injury he allegedly suffered at the hands of a fellow Indo-Canadian veterinarian Harjinder Singh Sekhon, who is on the Investigation Committee of the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia (CVBC).

According to Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office in Washington State, US, Sekhon denied hit Singh with a drinking glass which caused severe damage to the face and eye of Singh.

Veterinarian Harjinder Singh Sekhon has been charged with second degree assault in US.

Singh told the LINK this week that he has gone through extensive surgery to repair his eye following the  attack with a drinking glass by Sekhon.

He sent us the gruesome pictures of his disfigured face, which was caused by the drinking glass he was hit with.

Singh said he had another surgery this week and doctors are telling him he could have permanent damage. There are also visible scars on his face from the attack, which may leave a permanent disfigurement on his face.

“I’m suffering through a lot, which feels like hell,” Singh told the LINK. “I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy and all this because of someone’s willful act of violence, which I believe was intended to cause harm to me.”

Following the attack, Sekhon is facing some serious charges across the border where he was arrested and charged with second-degree assault by Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.

Sekhon, who has been criticized by Indo-Canadian Veterinarians For Justice (VFJ) for siding with what they charge is discriminatory CVBC administration, was arrested following his attack on Singh at their mutual friend’s house in Bellingham.

The Indo-Canadian veterinarians also accuse Sekhon on being instrumental in helping the former BC Veterinary Medical Association (BCVMA) bring in the discriminatory English test that sought to keep many immigrant veterinarians from becoming licensed and fully qualified to practise in BC,

Due to the seriousness of charges, Sekhon was allegedly jailed for a number of days before getting bail.

Responding police officer Deputy Anders observed obvious injuries to the left side of the face of the victim, including his left eye and his nose. According to the officer, Singh’s face and nose had significant cuts on them and his face was in the process of swelling.

“There were bruises on his face and his left eye had turned red from blood. Singh indicated he had trouble seeing out of and closing his left eye at this time,” Deputy Anders said.

According to Deputy Anders, Sekhon denied he hit Singh at all. Sekhon claimed that victim Singh was just drunk and fell down and as a result of falling down Singh suffered the injuries to his face.

But Anders located the broken glass in the kitchen garbage, which the mutual friend of Singh and Sekhon told police that he had cleaned up the glass.

“Blood was also located on the living room near the couch where Singh indicated he had been assaulted. The mutual friend refused to collaborate Singh’s claim that Sekhon hit him. However, he also refused to collaborate Sekhon’s version of the story. The mutual friend did confirm that a glass was broken during an argument,” Anders said in his police report.

Deputy Anders said in his report that injuries to Singh’s face do not appear consistent with falling down. “The injuries appeared consistent with being hit in the face with an object,” Anders said in his report.

According to filed affidavits, the punishment for the offence under Washington State law if the defendant is found Guilty is 10 years in jail and $20,000 fine.

Sekhon was released on $5000 bail and asked to appear for all his court dates. Sekhon, who lives in Surrey, BC, will have to appear in Washington State for all his court dates and if he fails to appear, the State has the authority to seek an arrest warrant and forfeiture of Sekhon’s bail.

By court order, Sekhon cannot have any contact with the victim and must only communicate with him through his attorney.

The LINK contacted the office of the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia for a comment on Sekhon’s case but were told that their Registrar was not in the office and no one else could comment on the matter.

It is not clear whether the CVBC has taken any action against Sekhon.

Charges against Sekhon are not yet proven in court.

The case is expected to go to trial in September 2014.