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LONDON: A police investigation is underway into hate crimes after violence and racist chanting in a predominantly Indian area of Leicester following India's victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup cricket match.
India beat arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, following which hundreds of India cricket fans poured into the streets of the Belgrave area of Leicester - which is predominantly Indian-origin - waving the Indian flag, honking car horns and dancing to dhols.
A video, which has gone viral, shows one group of India fans, one wearing a Team Indian jersey, walking towards the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Melton Road, shouting "Pakistan Murdabad" at the other side of the road. A police officer can be seen arresting one person on the...