Alleged NYC hate crime attacker detained pending psych evaluation

An unhinged man who allegedly targeted Muslims in a series of attacks was hit with hate-crime charges Wednesday — and held without bail pending a psychiatric evaluation.

Naved Durrni, 30, appeared before a judge in Queens criminal court on assault as a hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon and other charges for three alleged hate attacks in the borough.

Prosecutor Marisa Polito requested he be held on $30,000 bail and Durrni’s defense attorney asked he be given a psych evaluation.

Judge Edwin Novillo ordered him detained pending the evaluation.

At the hearing, Polito said Durrni assaulted three Muslims in Queens, most recently on Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica on Sunday.

“Mohammad is a liar and Jesus tells the truth,” Durrni allegedly yelled at the woman, who was wearing a hijab.

He then shoved her to the ground and menaced her with a knife, prosecutors charged.

He also spewed “Mohammad is a liar” to two separate Muslim couples on June 20, prosecutors said.

Durrni, who lives in Jamaica, Queens, turned himself in to police Tuesday after seeing his photo on the news.

“That type of hate will not be tolerated in Queens County, where our diversity is our greatest strength,” District Attorney Melinda Katz said after his arrest.

If convicted, he faces up to eight years in prison.