As detectives with the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force continued to search for two suspects who shouted "ISIS, ISIS" as they attacked and beat a man, police released video Monday night of what's believed to be two teens running past a home in the moments after the attack.
The attackers apparently targeted 43-year-old Mujibur Rahman because he was dressed in a salwar, a traditional garment worn by men and women in India and South Asia.
Rahman and his 7-year-old niece were walking in front of Junior High School 125 Henry Hudson at about 5:30 p.m. Friday when the attack occurred, police said.
The assailants, shouting "ISIS, ISIS," punched the victim several times in the head and kicked him after he fell to the ground, police said.
Rahman was taken to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was treated and released. His niece wasn't physically harmed, police said.
At a rally Tuesday, Rahman said that his niece is in fear after she watched him being attacked.
State Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda and state Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. decried the attack during the Rally.
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“I am appalled by this latest hate crime in the heart of our community,” Sepulveda said.
Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the attack.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
