'Hate' video says Indians have 'ravished' US Midwest (Video)

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Amid attacks on Indian-origin people in the US, an anti-immigration website has caused alarm among the community after featuring a video showing a man secretly filming Indian families at an Ohio park and commenting that the "Indian crowd" has "ravished the Mid-west".

The 2:49 minute video is titled 'Welcome to Columbus Ohio Suburbs -- Let's Take a Walk to Indian Park' and according to BuzzFeed News it has been created by 66-year-old computer programmer from Virginia named Steve Pushor.

The 2:49 minute video is titled 'Welcome to Columbus Ohio Suburbs -- Let's Take a Walk to Indian Park' and according to BuzzFeed News it has been created by 66-year-old computer programmer from Virginia named Steve Pushor.

Amid attacks on Indian-origin people in the US, an anti-immigration website has caused alarm among the community after featuring a video showing a man secretly filming Indian families at an Ohio park and commenting that the "Indian crowd" has "ravished the Mid-west".

The 2:49 minute video is titled 'Welcome to Columbus Ohio Suburbs -- Let's Take a Walk to Indian Park' and according to BuzzFeed News it has been created by 66-year-old computer programmer from Virginia named Steve Pushor.

"The Indian crowd has ravished the Midwest. It's crazy. I ask this question -- what happened to all the American people that used to live in this middle, upper-middle class neighbourhood. Where does all this money come from," the man remarks as he walks through the park secretly filming the video.

Young children are seen running around and playing on the swings while their parents and guardians watch on.

"I'm not saying it's bad or good. I'm worried about the people that had jobs and worked here," the man says in the video.

As he records the video showing some men playing volleyball, Pushor comments that till last year the Indian crowd was playing cricket and they have now turned to volleyball, migrating "towards the American way of life".

As he pans his camera across the unsuspecting crowd, he remarks that the number of people from foreign countries "blows my mind out here".

Concerns over safety have risen among the Indian community in the US following the hate crime shooting of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in Kansas last month.

The video, where Pushor is stalking and secretly filming unsuspecting families, has been seen as disturbing and has raised more concerns in the community.

Bhavin Bavalia, an American-born IT professional and the son of Indian immigrants, was quoted as saying, "It's very scary for me knowing that I have a lot of family in these small Indian communities."

"To think that there could be some weirdo filming my cousin's kids as they're playing at the park, and possibly fomenting resentment towards them, is just disturbing," he said.

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