Indian embassy involved with Irish authorities after Indian nationwide attacked

The Embassy of India in Ireland has reached out to the Irish authorities and the civil society after an Indian citizen was viciously assaulted by right-wing gangs in Dublin over the weekend, Ambassador of India Akhilesh Mishra instructed The Hindu on Monday (July 21, 2025).

“The horrible assault has naturally induced widespread concern and concern within the native Indian neighborhood. Embassy is in contact with the sufferer, the bigger neighborhood and has taken up the matter with numerous Irish authorities,” Ambassador Mishra mentioned over the cellphone from Dublin informing that the male sufferer, an worker of Amazon, is receiving medical consideration.

The sufferer, in his forties, had arrived in Ireland solely per week in the past, sources instructed The Hindu, informing that the assaults in opposition to Indians and folks of color from different Asian and African nations are on the rise in Ireland. “Ireland was not unsafe earlier, however over the previous three years, the state of affairs has dramatically modified due to the rise of violent racist gangs that concentrate on foreigners,” a diplomatic supply mentioned.

Ireland has round one lakh Indians who’re a part of the high-income section of the Irish financial system. Ireland has historically been identified for its tolerance and championing of justice globally. However, the current spurt in racist assaults in opposition to foreigners has drawn consideration from the expat Indian neighborhood, lots of whom expressed shock on-line over the brutal assault on the Indian man throughout the weekend.