Report Id: 2013
Sep 12, 1987
Hoboken, NJ
William “Chinito” and His Brother Attacks Vikas Aggarwal and Syed Hassan, Screams “Hindu, Hindu”
On September 12, 1987, Vikas Aggarwal and Syed Hassan, students at Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, were attacked by two assailants. When they reached a restaurant for dinner, a man grabbed Hassan’s umbrella from his hand. Vikas, who tried to get the umbrella back, was punched in the face. Simultaneously, another man hit Hassan with a metal bar. Shaken, bleeding and weak from the attack, Vikas and Syed tried to flee to site, and return to the university to call the security. However, they were assaulted again. While Syed was able to flee, Vikas collapsed on the curb.
Ivan Salas, a man who worked at Chicken Galore, a nearby restaurant, heard the assailants shout “Hindu Hindu”. Salas identified the two assailants as “Chinito” and “Chinito’s brother”. Detective Thomas Cahill, who was assigned the case, found out that William “Chinito” Acevedo had been bragging to his friends at school that he “had beat up two Indians and the chicken man.
Date of Incident:
Sep 12, 1987
Location:
Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken, NJ
VICTIM NAME:
Vikas Aggarwal
Vikas Aggarwal
VICTIM TYPE:
Male
Male
Incident Type:
Physical Attack, Assault
Physical Attack, Assault
Perpetrator Name
William Chinito and His Brother
William Chinito and His Brother
Perpetrator Specification
Christian, Christian Individual
Christian, Christian Individual
Impact
1 Hindu
Total Incidents of Physical Attack0
No. of Abduction0
No. of Abuse0
No. of Food Adulteration0
Physical Attack over 12 month
