In an alleged racial attack, a man of Indian origin was allegedly attacked by three men in Geelong, Australia. Harman Preet Singh, a 22-year-old nurse, said he was also called “Indian dog”. The incident occurred as Harman Preet Singh was leaving a gym in the Corio area of Geelong. He said he was confronted by three men.
He said the intimidation began during his training and claimed that three individuals were waiting for him outside as soon as he finished training.
While one of them was hitting him on the head, another called him an “Indian dog” as he also used profanity, according to 9News.
Harman Preet Singh said: “He got really close to my face and then he really came back and hit my nose with his head. And immediately he started bleeding.”
“Nobody wants to hear that. Especially when you’re just minding your own business. Anyone would be hurt. I’m still traumatized by it,” he said.
Harman Preet Singh also said that this was not the first time that his race had been targeted. “I try to stay strong, not worry about things like that, but it hurts,” he said. I don’t know if I’m going to go back to the gym or if I’m going to change my classes… I’m not going to feel safe after this,” he said.
In July 2025, a 33-year-old Indian-origin man was brutally attacked by a machete-wielding group of teenagers in Australia, suffering multiple injuries, including a nearly amputated hand.
Saurabh Anand was approached from behind by teenage boys as he walked home after picking up medication at a pharmacy in the Central Square shopping center in Altona Meadows, Melbourne, on July 19, according to media and police reports.
According to The Age newspaper, the teenagers pushed him to the ground, then attacked him. While one of the men was going through his belongings to find any valuables, another pulled out a machete and held it to his neck.
“They didn’t stop there,” he said, adding: “My instinctive reaction was to raise my arm to protect my face and wrist. While I was trying to protect myself, the machete just went through my wrist. The second attack, the machete went through my hand… the third one went through my bone.”
Anand claimed that he was then hacked and stabbed with a machete on his shoulder and back.