A 31-year-old Toronto man has been charged with hate crime after he assaulted a 54-year-old Muslim hotel worker in Markham -- an attack that the cops called hate-motivated. Geethansan Sriranjan, the suspect, believed to be a Tamil Hindu from Sri Lanka, was intoxicated when he was trying to pay for his room but his credit card was denied. This upset the Sri Lankan man and when he got to know that the particular staff was Muslim, he told him he was going to kill him. There was a brief chase and Sriranjan beat up the Muslim man violently inside a room. The incident took place on September 28. "York Regional Police strongly condemn all acts of hate. Hate has no place in our community. We are committed to protecting all residents and take these matters seriously. All reports of hate crime o

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