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An Indian man is accused of being attacked by a group of teenagers in Dublin's Citywest after they asked him where he was from.

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Arunabha Rai, a 36-year-old Irish citizen of Indian origin, was reportedly attacked by a group of teenagers in Citywest, County Dublin. In Carrigmore ParkThis incident occurred during an evening walk.

Arunabha Ray, an Irish citizen who has lived here for ten years, told Irish newspaper The Journal that a teenager approached her while she was out for an evening walk in Carrigmore Park on Saturday, July 4.

Ray said the teenager standing in front of him asked him where he was from. When he replied that he was from India, Ray said the teenager shouted at three friends nearby.

"He called three other teenagers and said 'he's from India,'" Ray said, and then the group surrounded him and began attacking him.

"They surrounded me and started beating me. The first blow landed on my face, then there were probably ten blows to my face, but luckily I put my hands over my eyes when they were beating me."

The 36-year-old accountant said he managed to run to a nearby house, where people inside let him in and gave him water to drink.

"They said you're lucky your phone and stuff weren't stolen," she said.

How the incident happened

The following is a summary of the events, according to reports from various news media:

• Beginning: A teenager blocked Ra's path and asked where he was from.
• Attack: When Rai replied that he was from "India", the boy called his three other friends along, who immediately began beating Rai.
• Injuries: The attack left Ra with facial swelling, a cut on his lip, bruising and bleeding from his mouth. He was taken to the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital to check for internal injuries to his eye.Emergency treatment was needed.

General background

Rai, who has lived in Ireland for the past ten years, said he no longer feels safe walking in his area. The local Indian community believes that such violence by teenagers increases during the summer months.

This is a continuation of the racist violence that has been taking place in the Dublin area for some time now. 

"So I didn't feel like it was the wrong time to go to that park," "I've been working every day for the past six months. Last Saturday was a very unlucky day for me."

Ray believes something needs to be done to curb this type of behaviour seen among teenagers during the summer months and to prevent it from "damaging the image of Irish society".

The Indian Embassy in Dublin had earlier issued a security advisory to its citizens to be vigilant in isolated areas . The Gardaí (Irish police) are conducting an official investigation into the attack.