CALIFORNIA’S Sutter County District Attorney announced on October 7 that Parmvir Singh Gosal, 44, of Tracy, California, pled guilty on October 6 to charges stemming from a sword attack that occurred during the annual Sikh Parade in Yuba City on November 4, 2018.

“After five years of delays, Gosal plead guilty to the sword attack charges as well as charges resulting from a group beating of a key witness to the sword incident at a Target in Lathrop, CA, on June 8, 2019. That attack left the witness unconscious,” said the District Attorney in a statement.

“Gosal pled to, among other charges, assault with a deadly weapon, dissuading a witness, and criminal threats. He stipulated to a term of 17 years, eight months, to be served in the California Department of Corrections. His official sentencing will take place on January 29, 2024, at which time victim restitution will also be ordered.”

Yuba City Police’s Detective Charan Singh received special mention from the District Attorney as he thanked “law enforcement officers from not just Sutter County, but around Northern California, whose tireless dedication to the case and the victims resulted in justice finally being served.”

IANS adds:

Manpreet Singh, a second man arrested in connection with the Yuba City incident, pleaded no contest to attempted murder in August and was sentenced to eight years in prison, The Sacramento Bee reported.

The annual Sikh Parade festival was introduced in the Yuba City in the 1980s by well-known Punjabi-American peach farmer Didar Singh Bains, also known as “Peach King”. The event is held on the first Sunday of November and attracts nearly 100,000 South Asians each year from across the US, Canada, England, and India.