Another racist attack on Indian Americans in Texas, Police arrests woman

New Delhi, August 26: In a shocking development, a Mexican-American woman, racially abused and smacked four Indian-American women for having accents on Wednesday night in a parking lot in Dallas, Texas. This incident came to light after a video of an American woman abusing them went viral on social media. It should be noted this is the second racist racist anti-Indian attack this week.

 

 

In a video, a Mexican-American woman who has been identified as Esmeralda Upton of Plano can be seen attacking and racially abusing Indian-American women and asking them to go back to India.

 

 

She can be heard saying racial slurs," I hate you Indians. All these Indian come to America because they want a better life. They are not leading a great life in India. Go back to India. You... people are ruining this country."

 

More shockingly, when one Indian woman tried to stop her, she started threatening to shoot them.

 

As per the reports, she has been arrested on a charge of "assault causing bodily injury and a charge of terroristic threats." She remained in city jail Thursday with a bond set at $10,000.

 

This incident is currently under investigation by the Plano Police Department's Crime Against Persons Unit as a hate crime. Groups in North Texas with ties to the South Asian American community condemned the attack and said they were relieved that a suspect had been arrested.

 

Urmeet Juneja, president of the India Association of North Texas, said he thinks North Texas has largely been a welcoming and safe place for people who are of South Asian descent, The Dallas Morning News reported.

 

"We are happy that law enforcement has taken swift action and arrested this person. Still, we also think that they should conduct a fair investigation and get to the bottom of the matter and take this hate crime investigation to its conclusion," Juneja said.