Two further attacks on Indians in Dublin trigger Indian embassy to issue advisory
LONDON: The Indian embassy in Dublin has issued a stark warning advising Indian citizens in Ireland to take precautions for their personal safety and avoid deserted areas, especially at odd hours, after two more Indian nationals have been brutally attacked and left with serious injuries.
The Indians embassy notice said there has been 'an increase in the instances of physical attacks reported against Indian citizens in Ireland recently' and that the embassy was 'in touch with the authorities concerned'. It advised Indian nationals to take "reasonable precautions'.
On July 19 in Tallaght, an Indian man was left with blood pouring out of his head, his underwear and trousers removed, after an unprovoked assault by around 10 teenagers who stabbed him in the face multiple times when he was walking to his temple.
Then, on July 24, an Indian man, in his 20s, was attacked by a group of teenagers at a tram stop in Dublin at 10.30 pm local time. He was pushed, beaten, and stabbed in the face with a screwdriver and taken to Mater Misericordiae Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
On July 28, Dr Santosh Yadav, a senior data scientist in his 30s, was returning to his apartment in Dublin following dinner when six teenagers attacked him from behind.
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'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.
He managed to call the Gardaí and an ambulance took him to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. His cheekbone is fractured, and he has been referred for specialist care.
'Racist attacks on Indian men and other minorities are surging across Dublin — on buses, in housing estates, and on public streets.
Yet, the govt is silent. We deserve to walk on the streets without fear,' Yadav said.
Three protests were held last week in Dublin calling for an end to racism and justice for Indian victims.
A Gardaí spokesperson confirmed the police are investigating all three attacks and said: 'Every hate crime reported to An Garda Síochána is professionally investigated.'
S Aditya Mandal, an AI professional from West Bengal, who has been working in Dublin for eight years, told TOI: 'No one has been arrested till now in any of these three attacks. Indians here are feeling scared for their families and many are reconsidering whether they want to stay in Ireland.'
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