Teen gang targeting Indians on attack spree in Dublin?

India Today

2 days ago

A horrifying pattern of violence against Indian nationals in Ireland has come to light after a 40-year-old Indian man was brutally assaulted and stripped in public by a teenage gang in Tallaght, a suburb of Dublin. The man, who was accused without evidence of acting inappropriately around children, which was also denied by the Irish police, was left bloodied and traumatised. Authorities are now investigating the case as a potential hate crime. Jennifer Murray, the Irish woman who came to the aid of the Indian man, recounted the brutal assault and noted that it wasn't the first racially motivated incident to occur in the area in recent days.advertisement"At least four Indian men and another man have been facially stabbed by this gang of teenagers in the last four days in Tallaght. How many of you knew that or saw it on the news? (sic)" Murray said in a video posted on July 20. She said that the man, who was reportedly working a delivery job at a multinational company, had to undergo a brain scan and was left "completely scared for life".This hints at teen gang or gangs operating in Dublin and targeting Indians.
However, it is not yet confirmed whether the same group of teenagers was involved in the string of recent incidents.In a racist attack in Dublin that was revealed in 2023, an Indian woman who was the victim said the attackers were all teenagers, with one of the attackers around 16 or 17, while the rest were between 13 and 15.TEENAGERS THRASH, STRIP INDIAN MAN IN DUBLIN HATE CRIMEThe latest incident occurred on the evening of July 19, when the Indian national was attacked by a group of teenagers in the suburb of Tallaght. The attackers removed his trousers before passers-by rescued him. The man was left bleeding from multiple wounds on his face, arms, and legs.In a video posted on Facebook, Murray shared that she was driving down Parkhill Road in Tallaght when she saw a group of five to six adults, including a woman, gathered at a location. "I saw this man standing there, completely soaked in blood, from his head all the way down to his toes," she recalled.The man pleaded to her, saying, "Please help me, please save me". Meanwhile, the teenagers shouted accusations, claiming he was a paedophile and that this was the reason for the attack.However, she said it was clear he had done nothing wrong. Subsequently, the group left the spot.The police are probing the attack as a hate crime.TEENAGERS HAVE PREVIOUSLY TARGETED INDIANS IN IRELANDWhat makes this incident even more alarming is the eyewitness' claim that the same gang had assaulted at least five other Indian men, with some victims being stabbed in the face, all within just four days.advertisementThe Gardai (Irish National Police) confirmed that the allegations made against the Indian victim were false but were amplified by far-right and anti-immigrant social media accounts, worsening public sentiment.The latest attack follows multiple reports of Indian students and immigrants facing racial abuse, including a tram assault in Dublin and rope attacks in Cork. Notably, teenagers were involved in all the attacks.Two Indian students from University College Cork (UCC) were attacked by a group of teenagers who threw plastic ropes around their necks in an apparent racial assault in September last year.Dr Lekha Menon Margassery, who is president of the UCC Indian Alumni Community, had called for increased policing in Cork city centre in the wake of what she believes were racially motivated incidents, The Irish Times reported.She said that a second incident happened within half an hour in the Adelaide Street and North Main Street area and involved the same group of teenagers, according to The Irish Times.Fortunately, no injuries were reported and authorities launched a probe into the matter.In another incident, Akshaya Anand (25) was assaulted by teenagers armed with a hurl in Dublin in 2021, who shouted, "You don't deserve to be here," during the racist attack.advertisementShe was walking to work at a warehouse in East Wall when she was attacked by three or four teenagers late last year.Akshaya reportedly said that one of the attackers was around 16 or 17 years old, while the rest were between 13 and 15.She said the teenagers were laughing to themselves and shouting racist abuse throughout the attack, according to Newstalk.She said her friends were also attacked in Dublin, according to the report.IRISH JUSTICE MINISTER DEBUNKS ANTI-IMMIGRATION CLAIMSLast week, Irish Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan said he was aware of instances of foreign nationals being falsely accused of crimes."Increasingly, you hear people blaming immigrants for crimes. All I can say to you is: I have asked for the statistics and when you look at the prison population of people convicted of offences, the percentage of immigrants in prison is lower than the percentage of immigrants in society," he said."So there's no substance to the suggestion that immigrants are more likely to commit a criminal offence," he added.Indian Ambassador to Ireland, Akhilesh Mishra, was critical of the incident involving the Indian man and slammed RTE News for reporting the incident as an "alleged assault".advertisement"How can an 'alleged' assault cause such horrible injury and bleeding? Aghast at the insensitivity and obfuscation of RTE News! Thank Hon @paulmurphy_TD @gardainfo and Irish people for their sympathy, support to the innocent victim. Hope the perpetrators are brought to justice!" he tweeted.In a post on X, the Embassy said, "Regarding the recent incident of physical attack on an Indian national happened in Tallaght, Dublin, Embassy is in touch with the victim and his family. All the requisite assistance is being offered. The Embassy is also in touch with the relevant Irish authorities in this regard. (sic)"Following the attack, the Indian Ambassador to Ireland also met with the representatives of Indian community associations across Ireland.- Ends