Indo-Canadian Veterinarian Harjinder Sekhon Gets 30 Days In US Jail For Attack On Colleague

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Indo-Canadian Veterinarian Harjinder Singh Sekhon, who had been charged with second degree assault in US, pleaded guilty to smashing his colleague from Mission BC Rabinderjit Singh in the face with a glass at their mutual friend’s house in Bellingham, Washington last summer, a story the LINK broke. Sekhon was given 30 days in US jail as well as forced to pay full restitution to the victim for his medical costs.

By R. Paul Dhillon

SURREY – Indo-Canadian Veterinarian Harjinder Singh Sekhon, who had been charged with second degree assault in US, pleaded guilty to smashing his colleague from Mission BC Rabinderjit Singh in the face with a glass at their mutual friend’s house in Bellingham, Washington last summer, a story the LINK broke.
CONVICTED AND JAILED: Harjinder Singh Sekhon

Sekhon was given 30 days in US jail as well as forced to pay full restitution to the victim for his medical costs.

Singh is expected to sue Sekhon for the injuries he suffered to his face and which require surgeries and ongoing medical attention.
Sekhon, who lives in Surrey, BC, was grantee bail Thursday following the sentencing and it is not known when he will be serving the 30 day sentence.
Singh, who is known to his fellow Veterinarians and friends as Ravi, told the LINK last year following the incident on the extremely serious injury he allegedly suffered at the hands of Sekhon, who was on the Investigation Committee of the College of Veterinarians of British Columbia (CVBC) and has sided with the oppressive regime at the college in it‘s abuse against Indo-Canadian veterinarians, who filed a human rights case against the College and are awaiting a decision from the Tribunal.
According to Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office in Washington State, Sekhon denied he hit Singh with a drinking glass which caused severe damage to Singh’s face and eye.
Singh told the LINK at the time that he had 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.
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 at the time. “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.”
In an update on his injuries, Singh told the Province newspaper that last year was “a tough time” and physically he is getting better.
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.
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.