The Peterborough police arrested an 18-year-old male from Kawartha Lakes on Saturday (August 9, 2025), and charged him with hate crime, regarding an incident that occurred within the Lansdowne Place Mall car parking zone just lately. 

Reportedly, an Indian couple was harassed within the mall car parking zone by a gaggle of Canadian youths on July 29, 2025, the video of which has surfaced on social media.

The Indian couple was allegedly harassed in a racially motivated assault. As a results of the investigation the 18-year-old male was arrested. The accused has been launched on an endeavor and can seem in courtroom on September 16, 2025. 

The viral video exhibits three males inside a truck throwing racial slurs in opposition to the couple. When the Indian man tries to get the licence plate of the truck, one of many three youths shouts, “Do you need me to get out of the automotive and f*****g kill you?” One of the youths additionally calls the Indian ‘massive nostril’. One of the youths can be seen getting out of the truck and making obscene gestures on the couple.

This video has sparked outrage on social media, with many individuals terming it as a hate crime.

While there is no such thing as a particular cost for hate crime in Canada that applies to this incident, there’s a hate crime ingredient to this case and that will likely be addressed because the case strikes by way of the courtroom course of, the Peterborough police mentioned.

“Anybody who has seen the video on this case will perceive that that sort of behaviour is just not acceptable in our neighborhood, nor any neighborhood. I wish to thank everybody who got here ahead with data in reference to this incident. Clearly this isn’t the usual of acceptable behaviour in our metropolis. We encourage residents to proceed to report hate bias incidents/crimes that happen in our neighborhood. Reporting these incidents to police is essential to making sure we have now the knowledge wanted to research and pursue expenses when applicable. We are dedicated to retaining our neighborhood protected for everybody who lives, works, or visits right here.” Chief Stuart Betts, Peterborough Police Service mentioned.

Published – August 12, 2025 11:34 am IST