A Sikh student at UNC Charlotte was handcuffed after an unidentified person called 911 on them. The caller had mistaken a religious item, a kirpan, for a knife, the university said in a statement. The ...

CHARLOTTE — The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has apologized after a person who follows the Sikh religion was handcuffed for having a knife in the student union, university officials said.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) has apologized after campus police placed a Sikh student in handcuffs because he wore an article of faith that looked like a weapon. The incident, ...

CHARLOTTE, NC (IANS) – The University of North Carolina, Charlotte, has updated its ‘Weapons on Campus’ policy to allow Sikh students to wear a kirpan, on campus. The move comes about two months after ...

The entrance to UNC Charlotte on University City Boulevard is shown in this 2017 file photo. Chancellor Sharon Gaber apologized after police handcuffed a member of the Sikh religious community in the ...

A Sikh student being handcuffed at the University of North Carolina’s Charlotte campus for carrying a Kirpan put a spotlight on weapons laws and religious protections. Despite instances like what ...