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# Cops Release Photo Of Suspect That Assaulted A Muslim Woman
- URL: https://bklyner.com/suspect-photo-muslim-assault/
- Published: 2019-03-26T15:46:55.000Z
- Updated: 2019-03-26T15:46:55.000Z
- Author: Zainab Iqbal
- Tags: Announcements, Central Brooklyn, community, hate crimes, midwood, Neighbors, News, Police & Fire, Southern Brooklyn, Avenue H, Chaim Deutsch, hate crime, hijab, muslim woman, nypd, umber nisar, #wp

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MIDWOOD – The NYPD has released a photo and video of the man believed to have assaulted a Muslim woman last week.

To recap, on March 16, Umber Nisar was walking home when a man approached her and kicked her. The incident took place between Avenue H and Rugby Road, right near her home.[ In an interview with Bklyner](/muslim-woman-hate-crime/), Nisar said she is positive that the man kicked her because of the hijab she was wearing.

On March 18, [the Pakistani community held a press conference with Council Member Chaim Deutsch and Nisar about the incident.](/pakistani-community-not-silent/) Nisar said that she is scared every day and is paranoid walking the streets. The Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. A video is attached below.

The man is described by the cops as a white man, about 5’7” tall, 20-to-25-years-old with an average build. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweater, a black jacket with light colored sleeves and blue jeans.

*Anyone with information in regard to the above incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at [WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM](http://www.nypdcrimestoppers.com/?ref=bklyner.com), on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.*

*All calls are strictly confidential.*