Overview
- Toronto Police identified the suspect as Toronto resident Megan Elsley, 29, following a hate‑motivated mischief investigation.
- Officers say anti-Indian messages were written at multiple TTC stations and on subway cars between July 3 and December 21, 2025.
- Detectives executed a search warrant at a Toronto residence on January 20, which led to Elsley’s arrest.
- Elsley faces eight counts of mischief, and the case is being handled by the TPS Hate Crime Unit.
- In a separate October 2025 case, Peel Regional Police arrested a 29-year-old in Mississauga over derogatory spray‑paint targeting Indian and Muslim communities.