On Camera, California Woman Hurls Racial Slurs At Black Lady; Police Launch Hate Crime Probe
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More controversies erupted after an X user identified the offender as a Hindu named Priya Sharma.
A woman in California came under fire after a video showed her abusing a black woman with racial slurs. The controversial incident reportedly unfolded at the parking lot of the Bay Area over the weekend. In the footage, the woman, sitting in the driver's seat of her car, was seen hurling racial remarks at someone. The verbal feud supposedly started over a parking issue. According to reports, the offender called the black woman 'ni**er" and even mocked her for her appearance, mentioning 'fake a** eyelashes*.
After the clip led to outrage on social media, California police launched an immediate investigation, charging the offender with a hate crime.
'Due to the nature of the verbal exchange between the involved parties, the incident has been classified as a hate incident and is currently under investigation by the department's criminal investigation bureau," the Pinole Police Department shared in its official statement.
What level of N fatigue does Priya have? pic.twitter.com/E8R3J4OSDI — Tom Hennessy (@Tomhennessey69) April 15, 2025
The victim was shattered by the sudden attack. She opened up about her experience during an interaction with the California-based publication, KTVU.
'It's quite unfortunate that the verbiage she was using. It's unacceptable. I don't understand why she was using it towards anybody in public at all. She's obviously not supposed to be using that type of vulgar language," she revealed under the conditions of anonymity.
After the post came to light, several other social media buffs rubbished those claims. One of them said that the woman was not a Hindu, but a Christian named Natasha Chand who hails from Fiji. Some also put forward a screenshot of her Facebook handle as evidence.
This person openly lying. The real name of that woman in the video is Natasha Chand , Fiji Christian. https://t.co/e41fYoKdoM pic.twitter.com/qzZenExU6Z — Pratham (@panther2080) April 16, 2025
California Police have yet to disclose the identity of the offender. She reportedly has a criminal history. The woman was allegedly charged with the offence of repeated theft at a beauty store in Concord, and the case is yet to be settled.
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