<p>A 23-year-old Indian student was brutally attacked in central Adelaide, Australia, in a suspected racist attack and suffered brain trauma, multiple facial fractures, a broken nose, and serious eye injuries, reports 9News. The video of the suspected hate crime in Adelaide has gone viral on social media. The incident has shaken the Indian student community across Australia.<br>As per reports, Charanpreet Singh and his wife had parked their car near Kintore Avenue in the heart of the city on Saturday, July 19, at approximately 9.22 pm local time, to see the light installations. According to police and witness reports, a vehicle pulled up beside them and five men emerged, some of them allegedly wielding metal knuckles or sharp objects, and demanded Singh move his car.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Attackers wielding metal knuckles hurled racial abuses</h2><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Without any provocation, the attackers reportedly started shouting racial abuses, saying “F*** off, Indian” to Singh before launching a violent assault. Singh was punched through his car window, stomped, and assaulted both with weapons and bare fists.</p><p>“They just said ‘f*** off, Indian’, and after that they just started punching,” 9News quoted him as saying. “I tried to fight back, but they beat me until I was unconscious.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Singh was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, where doctors said he suffered brain trauma, multiple facial fractures, a broken nose, and serious eye injuries, necessitating overnight stay and surgical intervention.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Cops arrest 20-year-old man, search for 4 others</h2><p>&nbsp;</p><p>South Australia Police responded to reports received just before 9:30 pm and found Singh lying on the ground, severely injured. They arrested a 20-year-old man from Enfield on Sunday and charged him with assault causing harm. The suspect was later released on bail as authorities continue to search for the remaining four attackers.</p><p>Police have retrieved CCTV footage from the busy precinct, which features well-lit streets and public cameras near cultural sites and the University of Adelaide.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A video of the attack has also gone viral on social media. Singh spoke to 9News from his hospital bed and said, “Things like this, when they happen, it makes you feel like you should go back… You can change anything in your body, but you can’t change the colour.”</p><p>South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas strongly condemned the violence, calling it “deeply disturbing” and stressing that such racially motivated attacks have “no place in our state.”</p><p>“Any time we see any evidence of any racial attack, it is completely unwelcome in our state and just not consistent with where the majority of our community are at,” the Premier said.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2>Hate crime against Indian in Ireland</h2><p>&nbsp;</p><p>An Indian man in his 40s was hospitalised following what has been dubbed “mindless, racist violence” in a suburb of the Irish capital of Dublin, with the Indian Ambassador to Ireland calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.</p><p>According to local reports, the victim had arrived in Ireland a few weeks ago when he was targeted in an assault at Parkhill Road in Tallaght on Saturday evening. The Gardai, as the police are known in Ireland, have started investigation in the case.</p><p>The ‘Irish Independent’ newspaper reported that the Fine Gael party Councillor for Tallaght South, Baby Pereppadan, met with the man on Monday and said he remains in “shock”.</p><p>“He couldn’t speak much because of the shock he was in, he only arrived in Ireland three weeks ago. He is not taking any visitors at the moment,” Pereppadan told the newspaper.</p>

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South Australia Police responded to reports received just before 9:30 pm and found Charanpreet Singh lying on the ground, severely injured. They arrested a 20-year-old man from Enfield on Sunday and charged him with assault causing harm. 

A 23-year-old Indian student was brutally attacked in central Adelaide, Australia, in a suspected racist attack and suffered brain trauma, multiple facial fractures, a broken nose, and serious eye injuries, reports 9News. The video of the suspected hate crime in Adelaide has gone viral on social media. The incident has shaken the Indian student community across Australia. As per reports, Charanpreet Singh and his wife had parked their car near Kintore Avenue in the heart of the city on Saturday, July 19, at approximately 9.22 pm local time, to see the light installations. According to police and witness reports, a vehicle pulled up beside them and five men emerged, some of them allegedly wielding metal knuckles or sharp objects, and demanded Singh move his car. Attackers wielding metal knuckles hurled racial abuses Without any provocation, the attackers reportedly started shouting racial abuses, saying “F*** off, Indian” to Singh before launching a violent assault. Singh was punched through his car window, stomped, and assaulted both with weapons and bare fists. “They just said ‘f*** off, Indian’, and after that they just started punching,” 9News quoted him as saying. “I tried to fight back, but they beat me until I was unconscious.” Singh was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital, where doctors said he suffered brain trauma, multiple facial fractures, a broken nose, and serious eye injuries, necessitating overnight stay and surgical intervention. Cops arrest 20-year-old man, search for 4 others South Australia Police responded to reports received just before 9:30 pm and found Singh lying on the ground, severely injured. They arrested a 20-year-old man from Enfield on Sunday and charged him with assault causing harm. The suspect was later released on bail as authorities continue to search for the remaining four attackers. Police have retrieved CCTV footage from the busy precinct, which features well-lit streets and public cameras near cultural sites and the University of Adelaide. A video of the attack has also gone viral on social media. Singh spoke to 9News from his hospital bed and said, “Things like this, when they happen, it makes you feel like you should go back… You can change anything in your body, but you can’t change the colour.” South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas strongly condemned the violence, calling it “deeply disturbing” and stressing that such racially motivated attacks have “no place in our state.” “Any time we see any evidence of any racial attack, it is completely unwelcome in our state and just not consistent with where the majority of our community are at,” the Premier said. Hate crime against Indian in Ireland An Indian man in his 40s was hospitalised following what has been dubbed “mindless, racist violence” in a suburb of the Irish capital of Dublin, with the Indian Ambassador to Ireland calling for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. According to local reports, the victim had arrived in Ireland a few weeks ago when he was targeted in an assault at Parkhill Road in Tallaght on Saturday evening. The Gardai, as the police are known in Ireland, have started investigation in the case. The ‘Irish Independent’ newspaper reported that the Fine Gael party Councillor for Tallaght South, Baby Pereppadan, met with the man on Monday and said he remains in “shock”. “He couldn’t speak much because of the shock he was in, he only arrived in Ireland three weeks ago. He is not taking any visitors at the moment,” Pereppadan told the newspaper.

<p>South Australia Police responded to reports received just before 9:30 pm and found Charanpreet Singh lying on the ground, severely injured. They arrested a 20-year-old man from Enfield on Sunday and charged him with assault causing harm.&nbsp;</p>

Indian student brutally assaulted in Adelaide, suffers brain trauma, eye injuries

<p>An Indian student in Sydney was allegedly beaten up by supporters of Khalistan movement, a discredited separatist movement that calls for the break-up of the Indian state of Punjab.</p>

<p>The 23-year-old was reportedly on his way to work at six in the morning in Sydney's western suburbs of Merrylands, Australia Today reported.</p>

<h2><strong>Indian student opposing Khalistanis beaten up: What exactly happened?</strong></h2>

<p>The victim told Australia Today that while going to work some 4-5 Khalistan supporters attacked him. The victim reportedly works as a driver.</p>

<p>"As soon as I sat in my driving seat, these Khalistan supporters came out of nowhere. One of them opened the left side door of my vehicle and hit me with an iron rod on my cheekbone under my left eye. After which they opened the driver-side door and dragged me out of the vehicle and started beating me with iron rods. Two of them were doing video recording on their phones while 4-5 were hitting me from all sides," the victim was quoted as saying by Australia Today.</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/sydney-cancels-khalistan-propaganda-referendum-organised-by-sikhs-for-justice-591555">Sydney cancels Khalistan propaganda referendum organised by Sikhs For Justice</a></strong></p>

<p>"Everything happened within 5 minutes and they left saying this should be enough lesson for me for opposing the Khalistan issue, if not they are ready to give me more lessons like this," he added.</p>

<h2><strong>Has the local police acted?</strong></h2>

<p>The Police of New South Wales in an official statement confirmed the incident.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Police have been told a 23-year-old man was walking along Rupert Street before he was assaulted by four men armed with a metal pole," New South Wales police said in a statement.</p>

<p><strong>Watch |&nbsp;Radioactive capsule lost in Western Australia along 1,400 km route, authorities issue health warning</strong></p>

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<p>"The 23-year-old was allegedly kicked, punched, and hit with the metal pole repeatedly before the four men left the scene in a grey sedan."</p>

<p>The representatives of the larger Indian diaspora in Australia have pointed out this incident as a "deliberate strategy to create fear".</p>

<p>"It looks like a deliberate strategy to create fear among us. We all know that a campaign based on creating fear may bring some short-term benefits to few, but will not work in the long run," Yogesh Khattar, President of Indo Australia Sanatan Society told <em>Australia Today.</em></p>

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An Indian student in Sydney was allegedly beaten up by supporters of Khalistan movement, a discredited separatist movement that calls for the break-up of the Indian state of Punjab.

An Indian student in Sydney was allegedly beaten up by supporters of Khalistan movement, a discredited separatist movement that calls for the break-up of the Indian state of Punjab. The 23-year-old was reportedly on his way to work at six in the morning in Sydney's western suburbs of Merrylands, Australia Today reported. Indian student opposing Khalistanis beaten up: What exactly happened? The victim told Australia Today that while going to work some 4-5 Khalistan supporters attacked him. The victim reportedly works as a driver. "As soon as I sat in my driving seat, these Khalistan supporters came out of nowhere. One of them opened the left side door of my vehicle and hit me with an iron rod on my cheekbone under my left eye. After which they opened the driver-side door and dragged me out of the vehicle and started beating me with iron rods. Two of them were doing video recording on their phones while 4-5 were hitting me from all sides," the victim was quoted as saying by Australia Today. Also read | Sydney cancels Khalistan propaganda referendum organised by Sikhs For Justice "Everything happened within 5 minutes and they left saying this should be enough lesson for me for opposing the Khalistan issue, if not they are ready to give me more lessons like this," he added. Has the local police acted? The Police of New South Wales in an official statement confirmed the incident. "Police have been told a 23-year-old man was walking along Rupert Street before he was assaulted by four men armed with a metal pole," New South Wales police said in a statement. Watch | Radioactive capsule lost in Western Australia along 1,400 km route, authorities issue health warning × "The 23-year-old was allegedly kicked, punched, and hit with the metal pole repeatedly before the four men left the scene in a grey sedan." The representatives of the larger Indian diaspora in Australia have pointed out this incident as a "deliberate strategy to create fear". "It looks like a deliberate strategy to create fear among us. We all know that a campaign based on creating fear may bring some short-term benefits to few, but will not work in the long run," Yogesh Khattar, President of Indo Australia Sanatan Society told Australia Today. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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<p>The Indian student assaulted in Poland has survived the attack, but is in the ICU.</p>

<p>Initial reports had said he had died from his injuries.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The student had been attacked on a tram in the city of Poznan.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Times of India reported that an Amit Agnihotri had tweeted about the attack. Agnihotri is presumably a friend of the victim.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Times of India reported him as saying:&nbsp;&quot;When my friend got pushed from the back, he thought, I was doing it for fun. But soon, it turned out to be an attack by stranger. The victim suffered wounds on the head, hand and face and was bleeding heavily,&quot; Agnihotri said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Agnihotri said the attack had been &quot;racist&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>&quot;... the person shouted at him (victim) and then start hitting,&quot; Agnihotri said, adding, &quot;He has been badly beaten and is in ICU.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;There was an incident of beating. Fortunately, he has survived. We are inquiring into all aspects of the incident,&quot; Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She later tweeted an update from the Indian high commissioner to Poland Ajay Bisaria, who said:&nbsp;&quot;Prelim enquiry suggests student attacked in Poznan tram on Wed. Thank God, he survived. Getting details.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

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Initial reports had said he had died from his injuries

The Indian student assaulted in Poland has survived the attack, but is in the ICU. Initial reports had said he had died from his injuries. The student had been attacked on a tram in the city of Poznan. The Times of India reported that an Amit Agnihotri had tweeted about the attack. Agnihotri is presumably a friend of the victim. The Times of India reported him as saying: "When my friend got pushed from the back, he thought, I was doing it for fun. But soon, it turned out to be an attack by stranger. The victim suffered wounds on the head, hand and face and was bleeding heavily," Agnihotri said. Agnihotri said the attack had been "racist". There was an incident of beating. Fortunately, he has survived. We are inquiring into all aspects of the incident. https://t.co/uO9hJ171aB — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 31, 2017 × This is from Mr.Ajay Bisaria, Indian Ambassador in Poland. @amit02A https://t.co/pjDLfpv6vo — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 31, 2017 × "... the person shouted at him (victim) and then start hitting," Agnihotri said, adding, "He has been badly beaten and is in ICU." "There was an incident of beating. Fortunately, he has survived. We are inquiring into all aspects of the incident," Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted. She later tweeted an update from the Indian high commissioner to Poland Ajay Bisaria, who said: "Prelim enquiry suggests student attacked in Poznan tram on Wed. Thank God, he survived. Getting details." (WION)

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