Sikh left blind by chemicals describes attacker
A SIKH community leader who was left blinded when corrosive chemicals were thrown into his face has described his mystery attacker to police.
Father-of four Amarjit Singh Uppal 49, could be left blinded for life by the attack, which happened close to his home as he was getting out of a car in Carr Manor Road, Moortown in Leeds.
A man approached him mixing a chemical solution which he threw in Mr Uppal's face, blinding him.
Det Insp Adrian Taylor, leading the investigation, said last week that it is be-lieved to have been an unprovoked but targeted attack.
Now Mr Uppal, who is the assistant general secretary at the Sikh temple in Chapeltown Road, Leeds, has spoken to detectives for the first time to describe the man who carried out the attack last Tuesday at 8.30pm.
He has described the culprit as a West Indian male, of medium skin tone, 25 to 30 years old, 5ft 5in, of medium build.
He had short dark hair and wore light brown trousers, a shirt with a squared pattern and a light brown long- sleeved jacket.
The substance was so corrosive it damaged the paintwork on two cars but police do not yet know what it was.
Forensic examination of the scene is continuing and samples of the solution are being tested at a laboratory in London.
Mr Uppal has been described as respected family man who carried out a lot of voluntary work for his Sikh temple in Leeds. He is still blind from the incident and is feared to have lost his sight permanently.
Anyone with information on the attack or on the person responsible should contact Stainbeck police on 0113 2413259 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
A man approached him mixing a chemical solution which he threw in Mr Uppal's face, blinding him.
Det Insp Adrian Taylor, leading the investigation, said last week that it is be-lieved to have been an unprovoked but targeted attack.
Now Mr Uppal, who is the assistant general secretary at the Sikh temple in Chapeltown Road, Leeds, has spoken to detectives for the first time to describe the man who carried out the attack last Tuesday at 8.30pm.
He has described the culprit as a West Indian male, of medium skin tone, 25 to 30 years old, 5ft 5in, of medium build.
He had short dark hair and wore light brown trousers, a shirt with a squared pattern and a light brown long- sleeved jacket.
The substance was so corrosive it damaged the paintwork on two cars but police do not yet know what it was.
Forensic examination of the scene is continuing and samples of the solution are being tested at a laboratory in London.
Mr Uppal has been described as respected family man who carried out a lot of voluntary work for his Sikh temple in Leeds. He is still blind from the incident and is feared to have lost his sight permanently.
Anyone with information on the attack or on the person responsible should contact Stainbeck police on 0113 2413259 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Last Updated: 09 April 2007
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