London: A Sikh law student in the UK felt “victimised” after he was dragged out of a bar because he was wearing a turban, media reports said.
Amrik Singh, 22, claimed that he was ordered to leave Rush Late Bar in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, on Saturday for wearing his religious headgear, BBC reported.
Singh was told that the bar had a “no headwear” policy.
He tried to explain to a bouncer who approached him that the turban protected his hair and was part of his religion. But his pleas were ignored – and he was “dragged away” from his friends before being removed from the venue, the report said.
Singh was also allegedly told, “I didn’t think you were allowed to come in a pub and drink anyway.”
“I’m heartbroken. The reason why I was removed was because I refused to remove my turban,” he wrote on Facebook.
Singh said the bouncer had approached him saying that he needed to remove my turban, the report said.
“I explained that a turban isn’t just headgear, but part of my religion and that it protected my hair – and that I was allowed to wear a turban in public,” he said.
“The bouncer ignored this and said I needed to take it off. I refused and was subsequently dragged away from my friends,” he added.
“The fact that I was being removed because of my religious views really upset me. My ancestors have fought for the British army previously,” the Sun reported.
PTI