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‘Go Back to India’: Canadian Teenagers Find Online Support After Viral Video Captures Harassment of Indian Couple
An 18-year-old from Kawartha Lakes was charged with uttering threats after racially harassing an Indian couple in a mall parking lot, with video evidence fueling police action.
- Arresting an 18-year-old male from Kawartha Lakes, police said he was charged with a hate crime over an incident at the Lansdowne Place Mall parking lot recently.
- On July 29, three teenagers in a pickup truck blocked the Indian-origin couple’s car at Lansdowne Place Mall parking lot, hurled racial slurs, police said.
- Online outrage grew as footage from July 29 went viral, showing one of the teens threatening, `Do you want me to get out of the car and f*****g kill you?`
- Following the bail conditions, the accused will appear in court on September 16, 2025, and police confirmed there is 'a hate crime element' in the case, said Chief Stuart Betts.
- Amid growing alarm, the incident has sparked concern over rising hate crimes against Indian-origin individuals in Canada, prompting the Indian Embassy in Dublin to issue a safety advisory urging vigilance.
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‘Big nose… immigrant’: Indian couple threatened in Canada parking lot; teen arrested
When the Indian man tries to film their license plate, one of the men can be heard saying: “Do you want me to get out of the car and f*****g kill you?” The group hurls racial slurs, calling the man a “big nose” and a “f*****g immigrant.”
‘Go back to India’: Canadian teenagers find online support after viral video captures harassment of Indian couple
A viral video showed a racist attack on an Indian couple in Peterborough, Ontario, by Canadian teenagers. Now, the teenagers have found support from some social media users.
‘You f*** immigrant’: How an Indian couple was harassed, racially abused by Canadian teens
An Indian couple in Peterborough, Canada, faced a traumatic experience when a group of teenagers targeted them with a tirade of profanities, racial slurs, and obscene taunts in a mall parking lot. The video of the incident went viral, leading to an 18-year-old’s arrest. The incident comes as racist attacks against Indians are on the rise in the West, especially in Ireland
An Indian couple was subjected to racial abuse and intimidation in Peterborough, Canada. Three youths abused them in the Lansdowne Place Mall parking lot and one of them threatened to kill them. Police arrested the 18-year-old accused and released him on bail.
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