Indians in Ireland urged to take cheap precautions after rising variety of racist assaults towards foreigners

Against the backdrop of racist assaults on foreigners in #Dublin, the Embassy of India in #Ireland has issued an advisory for residents urging them to take “cheap precautions”. The advisory got here quickly after an Indian nationwide took to social media, on July 31, reporting that he turned the most recent sufferer of an assault by teenage gang members.

‘There has been a rise within the situations of bodily assaults reported towards Indian residents in #Ireland just lately. The Embassy is in contact with the authorities involved of #Ireland on this regard. At the identical time, all Indian residents in #Ireland are suggested to take cheap precautions for his or her private safety and keep away from abandoned areas, particularly in odd hours,” stated the Indian Embassy in #Ireland within the advisory. The announcement urged Indian residents to contact 0899423734 in case of emergency.

The Hindu had earlier reported that an Indian worker working with Amazon was assaulted by teenage gang members on July 19. Indian Ambassador Akhilesh Mishra had stated the incident had triggered “widespread concern and worry” among the many 90,000-strong Indian neighborhood in #Ireland. The newest incident happened on July 31 when Dr. #Santosh Yadav, a Multimodal AI Scientist, was assaulted, leaving him with a fractured cheekbone and different accidents. Dr. Yadav took to social community #LinkedIn to share photos of the accidents, and stated, “This just isn’t an remoted incident. Racist assaults on Indian males and different minorities are surging throughout #Dublin.”

Ambassador Mishra has stated the Indian mission is in contact with the broader Indian neighborhood. “The recurrence of assaults on harmless, extremely certified technical consultants and professionals has triggered widespread worry among the many neighborhood throughout #Ireland. Well-being of the Indian neighborhood is a matter of excessive precedence to the embassy and the Ministry of External Affairs. The matter has been taken up with the related Irish authorities in #Dublin and likewise in #Delhi.”

In the most recent incident, a Multimodal AI Scientist was assaulted by teenage gang members