-- "Sharan Karunakaran, 31, of Toronto has been arrested after a person was assaulted in a hate-motivated attack inside a retail store in Scarborough on Monday. Karunakaran was armed with a weapon." --
Oh, yeah... the surname Karunakaran originates from South India—specifically the Tamil Nadu and Kerala regions.
UPDATE: It seems ol' Sharan is known for this sort of thing.
And while we're on India...
-- "Durham Regional Police Service says Hindu pandit (priest) Rajendranauth Doodnauth Maraj, 50, duped a female into believing she was 'possessed by evil spirits' and then allegedly sexually assaulted her during a religious ceremony in Oshawa." --