‘Pick up your bean burrito and leave… this ain’t India’: California man, 37, is arrested after racist rant where he used the N-word at Hindu man – for not getting beef burrito at Taco Bell
- Krishnan Jayaraman was at a Taco Bell in Fremont, in the Bay Area, on August 21 when he was confronted by Singh Tejinder
- Tejinder, 37, of Union City, hurled racist abuse at Jayaraman, insulting Indian people and ranting about vegetarianism
- Tejinder was charged with a hate crime and gave his identity in charging documents as ‘Asian/Indian’
A Californian man has been charged with a hate crime after he was filmed racially abusing a man in Taco Bell, yelling at him:’this ain’t India.’
Singh Tejinder, 37, of Union City, came across Krishnan Jayaraman at a Taco Bell in Fremont, in the Bay Area, on August 21.
He is seen confronting Jayaraman and hurling insults, calling him a ‘dirty Hindu,’ repeatedly using the N-word, and saying Jayaraman was vegetarian.
‘He said: ‘hey pick up your bean burrito and leave. You’re a vegetarian right? You don’t eat beef. You should eat beef. You Indians should eat beef,” Jayaraman said.
Tejinder, who in charging documents gives his ethnicity as ‘Asian/Indian’, was filmed saying: ‘B****, this ain’t India! You f***ed India up, and now you’re f***ing America up.’
Singh Tejinder, 37, of Union City, has been charged with a hate crime after the August 21 attack
Krishnan Jayaraman was singled out by Tejinder, racially abused and spat on
Tejinder told him: ‘You’re disgusting, dog. You look nasty. Don’t come out in public like this again.’
Jayaraman called the police, waiting inside to avoid leaving and causing a confrontation.
He said he was frightened by the incident and upset to learn the ethnicity of his attacker.
‘I was scared, to be honest with you,’ he told NBC News.
‘I was infuriated on the one hand, but I was scared that what if this guy becomes too belligerent and then comes after me?’
Tejinder insulted and ranted at Jayaraman for over eight minutes, at one point waving a handful of dollars
Tejinder was charged on Monday with a hate crime in violation of civil rights, assault and disturbing the peace by offensive language, the Fremont Police Department said.
Taco Bell said in a statement that it is aware of the incident, calling the actions in the video ‘troubling, upsetting and not consistent with the brand’s inclusive values to respect and welcome customers of all backgrounds.’
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