'Leaving me bleeding on the pavement': Indian-origin AI scientist Santosh Yadav attacked in Dublin, says it's not an isolated incident

Dr Santosh Yadav, an Indian-origin AI scientist and entrepreneur in Ireland, was attacked by a group of six teenagers from behind, in front of his apartment, leaving him bleeding on the pavement in yet another racist attack on Indians in Ireland. In a long LinkedIn post, DR Yadav showed how his glasses were broken and he was bleeding from his nose after the unprovoked attack that has become common in the country.

The incident took place a few days ago when Dr Yadav was walking near his apartment after dinner. "After having dinner, I was walking near my apartment when a group of six teenagers attacked me from behind. 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. I managed to call the Gardaí, and an ambulance took me to Blanchardstown Hospital. The medical team confirmed my cheekbone is fractured, and I have now been referred for specialist care," he said.

"This is not an isolated incident. Racist attacks on Indian men and other minorities are surging across Dublin—on buses, in housing estates, and on public streets. Yet, the government is silent. There is no action being taken against these perpetrators. They run free and are emboldened to attack again," he wrote.


"We deserve to feel safe. We deserve to walk on the streets without fear. I request concrete measures from the Government of Ireland, Embassy of India Dublin, Ministry of External Affairs, India, and Akhilesh Mishra to protect us," he added, tagging Akhilesh Mishra, the Indian ambassador to Ireland.

This recent incident took place close on the heels of a similar incident when an Indian who recently shifted to Dublin was attacked by a similar teenage gang that falsely accused him of being a pedophile. They stripped him naked, robbed him of his clothes, shoes, phone, wallet bank cards before leaving him bleeding on the street. A local resident, Jennifer Murray, said she found the victim drenched in blood and she knew that the teenage gang falsely accused him as the man was very polite and deeply embarrassed after being stripped in public. Murray gave him a blanket and waited with him until emergency services arrived.