A shocking incident of racial abuse in Dublin has drawn widespread condemnation after an Indian woman, Swati Verma, shared a video of the encounter on social media.
The footage, which has since gone viral, shows a local woman hurling racist remarks at Verma, including telling her to “go back to India” and questioning why she was allowed to stay in Ireland.
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Swati Verma posted the video along with a detailed account of the disturbing event on Instagram, describing it as deeply traumatic. She said the confrontation happened around 9 pm. while she was walking home from the gym. A woman approached her, initially appearing to ask for directions, but quickly shifted to aggressive questioning about her immigration status.
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