New Delhi: An Indian cab driver was taken to hospital after he was assaulted in Australia by a couple who knocked him unconscious and also screamed, "You f****** Indian, you deserve it."
Pardeep Singh, 25, a student of hospitality in the country, was beaten at the Sandy Bay McDonald's drive-through in Australia's island state of Tasmania on Saturday night.
He said he had picked up the couple around 10.30 pm and the woman kept opening the door to throw up even though he kept asking her not to. He reportedly warned her about possible accidents because of passing cars and also told the couple, "If you mess up the car you have to pay a cleaning fee."
Mr Singh said the man punched him from behind, and pushed him to the ground and kicked him repeatedly.
A man and a woman have been charged for the assault, according to the police.
"There was a dispute over payment and it is alleged the passengers assaulted the driver and damaged the vehicle. It was alleged a racial comment was made during the assault but it does not appear that the incident was racially-motivated," said the officer.
In March, an Indian cabbie was assaulted by four teenagers in the Argyle St McDonald's and a third driver was assaulted by four men in June last year.
Pardeep Singh, 25, a student of hospitality in the country, was beaten at the Sandy Bay McDonald's drive-through in Australia's island state of Tasmania on Saturday night.
He said he had picked up the couple around 10.30 pm and the woman kept opening the door to throw up even though he kept asking her not to. He reportedly warned her about possible accidents because of passing cars and also told the couple, "If you mess up the car you have to pay a cleaning fee."
Mr Singh said the man punched him from behind, and pushed him to the ground and kicked him repeatedly.
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A man and a woman have been charged for the assault, according to the police.
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"There was a dispute over payment and it is alleged the passengers assaulted the driver and damaged the vehicle. It was alleged a racial comment was made during the assault but it does not appear that the incident was racially-motivated," said the officer.
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In March, an Indian cabbie was assaulted by four teenagers in the Argyle St McDonald's and a third driver was assaulted by four men in June last year.
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