A University of North Carolina student who professes the Sikh faith was handcuffed after his religious object was mistaken for a knife.
The student was approached by campus police on Thursday after a 911 call was made reporting that he was carrying a knife, the Charlotte Observer reported. In a statement issued following the ordeal, UNC explained that the object the young man had in his possession was a Kirpan, an article of faith in Sikhism.
