'Go back where you came from': Woman racially abused in Bathurst

Shyamla Eswaran was sitting in her car when she was allegedly subjected to racial abuse.

Shyamla Eswaran

Source: Screenshot of Shyamla's video, posted on Facebook

An Australian-born dance teacher claims she was racially abused while sitting in her car at Hope Street, Bathurst.

Shyamla Eswaran posted a video on social media explaining the incident. “Today I was told 'go back to where you came from' by three teenagers while sitting in my parked car,” her Facebook post read.

Read full story here via SBS Hindi.


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By Vivek Asri
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