Charged with possessing his own gun, Purple Heart recipient suing NYPD for discrimination

Charged with possessing his own gun, Purple Heart recipient suing NYPD for discrimination

Purple Heart recipient Raffique Khan still can’t believe he was pulled over while driving his BMW in Brooklyn for no apparent reason — then arrested for carrying a legal gun.

Purple Heart Veteran sues NYPD for wrongful arrest and violation of 2nd Amendment rights

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A Purple Heart Army veteran and Medal of Valor recipient is suing the NYC Police Department for discrimination in what he says is a wrongful arrest and imprisonment for a gun he legally owns and uses for work, the Daily News reports. Raffique Khan, 40, who is Black, who retired from the […] The post Purple Heart Veteran sues NYPD for wrongful arrest and violation of 2nd Amendment rights appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.