--- title: Attackers Yell 'ISIS' While Beating Man in South Asian Garb description: A man wearing traditional South Asian garb was attacked in New York City by two men who shouted “ISIS! ISIS!” as they beat him, police said canonical: https://time.com/4183787/isis-attack-bronx-new-york/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-17T17:10:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:06:27.146Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Attackers Yell 'ISIS, ISIS' While Beating Man in South Asian Outfit, Police Say og:description: The victim was wearing a shalwar kameez, police said og:url: https://time.com/4183787/isis-attack-bronx-new-york/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Attackers Yell 'ISIS, ISIS' While Beating Man in South Asian Outfit, Police Say twitter:description: The victim was wearing a shalwar kameez, police said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Attackers Yell 'ISIS, ISIS' While Beating Man in South Asian Outfit, Police Say  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jan 17, 2016 5:10 PM CUT  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jan 17, 2016 5:10 PM CUT A man wearing a traditional South Asian outfit was [attacked in New York City](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/nyregion/assailants-yell-isis-isis-during-attack-on-man-in-bronx-police-say.html?%5Fr=0 "undefined") by two men who shouted “ISIS! ISIS!” as they beat him, police said Saturday. The 43-year-old victim, whose identity has not yet been released, was walking near a school in the Bronx with a 9-year-old girl when he was ambushed and repeatedly punched in the head, the New York _Times_ reports. He was dressed in a [shalwar kameez](http://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/the-salwar-kameez-duppatta-turns-modern/story-2mDGy3qaZ5yTqyIGzfQf0H.html "undefined") and was found with bruises on his head and face, according to the newspaper. The man was also kicked while he was lying on the ground. He was treated at a nearby hospital and has been released. The girl, believed to be his niece, was not injured, according to the New York _Times_. The incident is being investigated by the NYPD’s [Hate Crimes Task Force](http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2016/01/17/nypd-hate-crime-task-force-investigates-anti-muslim-assault-in-the-bronx.html "undefined"), police said. \[[_NYT_](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/nyregion/assailants-yell-isis-isis-during-attack-on-man-in-bronx-police-say.html?%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4183787/isis-attack-bronx-new-york/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4183787/isis-attack-bronx-new-york/"},"headline":"Attackers Yell 'ISIS, ISIS' While Beating Man in South Asian Outfit, Police Say","datePublished":"2016-01-17T17:10:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:06:27.146Z","description":"The victim was wearing a shalwar kameez, police said","url":"https://time.com/4183787/isis-attack-bronx-new-york/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4183787/isis-attack-bronx-new-york/","name":"Attackers Yell 'ISIS, ISIS' While Beating Man in South Asian Outfit, Police Say"}}]}] ```