'Go Back To India': 6-Year-Old Indian Girl Assaulted In Ireland Amid String Of Racist Attacks

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Anupa Achuthan said her daughter Nia was attacked by a gang of boys, who hit her in her private parts and punched her in the face, while calling her "dirty Indian".
In a shocking incident, a six-year-old girl was viciously attacked by a gang of boys in Ireland, who reportedly told her to 'go back to India". The young victim's mother, an Irish citizen, was distraught after the incident, and said the family was scared.
Anupa Achuthan, a nurse who has lived in Ireland for eight years and recently became an Irish citizen, said her daughter Nia Naveen was attacked by several boys aged between 12 and 14. 'They said the F word and 'Dirty Indian, go back to India'," she told The Irish Mirror.
The incident took place when the little girl was playing outside her own home, while Anupa went inside to feed her son Nihan, who was only 10 months old. 'It was around 7:30 pm and she was playing inside the house. She wanted to play outside and go cycling. I let her outside for a few seconds," she said.
'My youngest one started crying because it was his feeding time so I just let Nia know that I would be popping inside the house and she could play with her friends and I would be back in a second after feeding the baby," Anupa added.
Punched, Hit In Private Parts
About a minute later, Nia came back into the house and started crying. 'She couldn't even talk, she was so scared. I had never seen my daughter like that. I just asked her friends what happened and they were all so upset, they couldn't talk," she said.
One of Nia's friends said a gang of boys hit her on the private parts with a cycle and five of them punched her on her face. 'One of the boys pushed the bicycle wheel onto her private parts and it was really sore. They said the F word and 'Dirty Indian, go back to India. She told me today they punched her neck and twisted her hair."
Anupa said the family had moved into the house and Nia was happy until Monday's incident. Now the family does not feel safe. 'I feel so sad for her. I could not protect her. I never expected that such an incident would happen. I thought she would be safe here," she told The Irish Mirror.
The girl's mother also said she saw the gang of kids after the incident, and they were staring at her and 'laughing". However, she said she did not want to see the kids punished, but given counselling.
'They have to be aware of this. I accept that they are kids, but they have to know how to treat other kids well," she said. 'They did it without any provocation, that is not acceptable. If the kids are doing this, we have to stop them, we have to educate them how to behave."
Anupa also said she was proud to be Indian and also to have her Irish citizenship. 'I believe this is my country also. I belong here."
Attacks On Indians In Ireland
The incident came as the Indian community is reeling from three racist attacks in Dublin. Last month, an Indian man was violently attacked and partially stripped in a suspected racist assault in Tallaght, and sustained serious injuries to his face, arms and legs.
The Indian embassy in Ireland issued a public advisory urging Indian citizens in Ireland to exercise increased caution amid a surge in physical assaults targeting members of the Indian community. 'At the same time, all Indian citizens in Ireland are advised to take reasonable precautions for their personal security and avoid deserted areas, especially in odd hours."
Santosh Yadav, an Indian-origin entrepreneur and senior data scientist based in Letterkenny, who was brutally assaulted by a group of teenagers in Dublin last week. 'They snatched my glasses, breaking them and then beat me relentlessly across my head, face, neck, chest, hands and legs- leaving me bleeding on the pavement," he said.
Earlier this month, an Indian taxi driver was attacked by two men pretending to be customers. The men hit him twice on the head with a bottle and fled, shouting, 'Go back to your own country."
First Published:
August 06, 2025, 21:48 IST
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