India, Oct. 19 -- A self-styled vigilante group in the UK has been accused of harassing Indian students and ordering them to leave a public park during a night patrol, claiming the area was meant for children and families.

According to a report by Metro, the group, which calls itself the "Chelmsley Wood Patriots", filmed its members confronting the students at Meriden Park in Chelmsley Wood, near Birmingham. Dressed in black, the group claimed it was patrolling the area to protect women and children amid reports of missing children and rapes.

However, locals and anti-racism activists accused the group of targeting people based on their ethnicity.

In a now-deleted video, members of the group were seen questioning the young men, who iden...