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Indian-origin father & son face racial abuse in Australia
Authorities informed that no action could be taken as the two men involved were unable to be located.
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Rwittika Chakraborty
- Wed, 21, Jan 2026
- 02:35 EST
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An Indian-origin father in Australia has claimed that he and his son were on the receiving end of racial abuse when they were practicing cricket at the cricket nets at Doug Bollinger Reserve in Seven Hills in Sydney's west at about 12:30 pm on Jan. 3.
During their practice, the ball came near a man who was walking his dog, but according to the Indian-origin man, whose name has not been revealed, the ball did not touch or hurt anyone.
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The Indian-origin man, only identified as ‘Mr Singh’ by Australia Today, told the outlet that despite no mishaps, the man grew aggressive and accused the father of deliberately attempting to hit the dog.
Mr. Singh, then, reportedly told the man that they were playing inside the designated cricket training facility, and the individual with the dog was wrong to walk through the nets during that.
The conversation, however, did not defuse the situation, and instead, the man reportedly started abusing the father, asking him to go back to India.
The father mentioned that he then started recording when the altercation turned abusive, and the alleged abuser went ahead to pick up a stick from the ground and walked towards him to threaten him. When the father resumed recording again, he dropped the stick.
While the alleged abuser exited the park upon noticing the camera, another older man approached the family and hurled abuses, and then reportedly physically attacked the father.
During this second alleged altercation, the older man reminded the Indian-origin family that they were in Australia and should get back to India.
New South Wales police arrived at the park after the father asked his son to report the incident to the authorities. However, both alleged abusers left the park by that time.
While the father's recorded footage was the only way to identify the individuals, authorities informed that no action could be taken as the two men involved were unable to be located.
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