Katseye singer Lara Raj has revealed that the Grammy-nominated girl group has been targeted with death threats and racial harassment. The 20-year-old singer, who is of Tamil Indian heritage and a US citizen, said she’s been overwhelmed by the scale of the abuse.

She told BBC News: “I try to tell myself it doesn't matter, but if 1,000 people are sending you death threats, it's jarring.

“Even if it's not going to happen, it's heavy.”

Raj also disclosed that she was falsely reported to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with claims that she was “working and residing in the United States without legal authorisation”.

In response to the online abuse, Raj has stepped back from social media.

She said: “I deleted Twitter (now-X).

“I realised I am not the audience for other people'

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