An Indian-American man has been racially abused by a compatriot in the US state of California who hurled racist slurs that he’s a “dirty Hindu” and a “disgusting dog,” days after one other hate crime was reported towards 4 girls from the group in Texas.
Krishnan Jayaraman was verbally attacked by 37-year-old Singh Tejinder in the Taco Bell at Grimmer Boulevard in Fremont, California on August 21, NBC News reported on Wednesday.
Tejinder, of Union City, was charged on Monday with a hate crime in violation of civil rights, assault and disturbing the peace by offensive language, the Fremont Police Department stated. Tejinder was listed in charging paperwork as “Asian/Indian,” the report stated.
Jayaraman recorded the tirade, which lasted over eight minutes, on his telephone, capturing the second Tejinder instructed him: “You’re disgusting, dog. You look nasty. Don’t come out in public like this again.”
In the foul-mouthed rant, Tejinder referred to as him a “dirty Hindu,” repeatedly used the N-word, insinuated that Jayaraman didn’t eat meat and yelled “beef!” in his face. He appeared to spit at Jayaraman twice in the video.
At one level Tejinder was seen saying: “…this ain’t India! You…India up, and now you’re…America up, the report stated. Jayaraman stated he was frightened by the incident and was much more upset to be taught later that the perpetrator was additionally Indian.
“I was scared, to be honest with you. I was infuriated on the one hand, but I was scared that what if this guy becomes too belligerent and then comes after me?” he instructed NBC Bay Area.
“I’m not here to pick a fight with you,” Jayaraman stated.
“What do you want?”
“You know you Hindus are a shame, disgusting.”
Then he spat on me, KTLA.com web site reported Jayaraman as saying.
That’s when Jayaraman and a restaurant worker referred to as Fremont police. He says the person continued yelling for greater than eight minutes. Fremont police are nonetheless investigating the incident.
Jayaraman’s video ended with Fremont law enforcement officials arriving, abc7news.com reported. The police chief later addressed the group on social media.
Police Chief Sean Washington wrote: “We take hate incidents and hate crimes seriously, and understand the significant impact they have on our community. These incidents are despicable. We are here to protect all community members, regardless of their gender, race, nationality, religion, and other differences.”
“We would like to urge the community to be respectful of each other and to immediately report any circumstances such as this that, upon investigation, may rise to the level of a crime. In the event of a hate crime, we will devote all available resources to follow up and investigate. Fremont is one of the nation’s most diverse communities, and we are thankful for the contributions of community members from different cultures and backgrounds,” the assertion stated.
On Friday, 4 Indian-American girls had been racially abused and smacked by a Mexican-American lady in the US state of Texas who hurled racist slurs at them that they’re “ruining” America and may “go back to India”. The incident passed off on Wednesday evening in a parking zone in Dallas, Texas. The lady, recognized as Esmeralda Upton, has been arrested.
The incident has shocked the Indian-American group throughout the nation.
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