Police in Texas on Thursday arrested a person after a video of her assaulting a group of four Indian-American women surfaced and went viral in which she is abusing them and asking them to go back to India.
The incident took place on Wednesday night in a parking lot of Dallas, Texas. The woman, who has now been arrested, is seen in the video identifying herself as a Mexican-American and assaulting a group of Indian Americans.
“I hate you Indian. All these Indians come to America because they want a better life,” the woman is seen saying in the video, while repeatedly dropping the f-bomb.
The video has now gone viral and sent shock waves among the Indian-American community across the United States. The Mexican-American woman has been identified as Esmeralda Upton of Plano.
The person who posted this video wrote that “this incident occurred in Dallas, Texas after my mom and her three friends went to dinner”.
This is a wake up call to all HUMANS and color be nice to all – don’t throw racism… it’s a learning curve. #stophate #racism look at the outcome.. Racism still happens everyday – wish it would stop. https://t.co/l1OeAczx3J
— MissRoshni (@MissRoshni) August 25, 2022
The mom is seen contesting the arguments made by the Mexican-American woman and requesting her not to make racial slurs. At one point of time, the Mexican-American woman, who says she was born in the United States, is seen assaulting the mom and her other friends as well.
UPDATE: Assaulter in video above Esmeralda Upton of Plano Texas has been ARRESTED by Police detectives this afternoon. She faces 2 charges of Assault Bodily Injury and Terroristic threat. Held on $10,000 bond.
Hate and racism comes with a price: https://t.co/VxCwG6u1Ip
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) August 25, 2022
“Everywhere I … go, you Indians are … everywhere,” she is seen screaming in the video. “If life was so great in India, why you are here,” she shouted while inserting the f-word and suddenly started assaulting the four Indian women.
Plano Police Detectives arrested Esmeralda Upton of Plano on Thursday afternoon. She has been charged with assault, bodily injury and one for terroristic threats and is being held on a total bond amount of $10,000.
“This is so scary. She actually had a gun and wanted to shoot because these Indian-American women had accents while speaking English. Disgusting. This awful woman needs to be prosecuted for a hate crime,” Reema Rasool said on Twitter.