NSW Police are confirming A series of alleged violent assaults targeting Indian Australians in Parramatta on Friday evening.
Police told The Australia Today that around 7.15 pm on 14 November 2025, officers were called to Marsden Street, Parramatta after a 34-year-old man was allegedly punched in the head by an unknown man.
Shortly afterwards, police received two more reports:
– the same alleged offender had spat on a 45-year-old man, and
– punched a 20-year-old man nearby.
Although NSW Police do not identify victims by background, The Australia Today understands from community sources that all three victims are Indian Australians.
Arrest made after midnight search
Following inquiries, officers located the alleged offender at 1.10 am on Saturday, 15 November, on O’Connell Street, Parramatta.
A 33-year-old man was arrested and taken to Parramatta Police Station, where he was charged with common assault and affray.
He is expected to appear in court at a later date.
Second Parramatta assault raises tensions
This attack comes just days after a separate alleged racial assault in Parramatta, in which Mikayla Smith was charged over an incident involving an Indian-Australian man.
Images of that attack circulated widely on social media, sparking outrage and fear among Sydney’s Indian diaspora.
NSW Premier Chris Minns and multiple MPs condemned that incident, stressing that racism has no place in New South Wales.
Sydney violence continues with a stabbing at Burwood
In a further blow to community safety, police have charged four teenagers over an unrelated armed robbery and stabbing at a Burwood convenience store on Thursday morning.
At 2.20 am on 20 November, several teenage boys allegedly entered a shop on Burwood Road, attempted to steal items, and stabbed a 28-year-old employee who tried to intervene.
He remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.
Police arrested three youths — aged 13, 15 and 16 — at Blacktown Train Station later that afternoon. A fourth boy, 14, was arrested hours later and charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and robbery armed with an offensive weapon.
All four have been refused bail and will appear before a children’s court.
Community safety concerns rising
While the Parramatta and Burwood incidents are not linked, the cluster of violent attacks in Sydney — including those affecting Indian Australians — has amplified community concern.
Indian community leaders say the repeated targeting of South Asian residents, whether motivated by racism or opportunistic violence, is eroding the sense of safety for migrants across Western Sydney.
Police are urging anyone with information about the Parramatta assaults to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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