Murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi

Balbir Singh Sodhi (Punjabi: ਬਲਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੋਢੀ; July 6, 1949 – September 15, 2001), a Sikh-American entrepreneur and franchisee in Mesa, Arizona, was murdered in a hate crime in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. This was the first of several cases across the United States that were reported to the police as supposed acts of retaliation for the attacks.