ISSUE
Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
The increasing cases of assault and ram raids in Auckland have become a regular feature with several incidents reported almost daily causing people to live in fear.
A Manurewa resident of Fiji Indian heritage named Harpreet Singh (name changed on request) is in hospital after being brutally assaulted with a hammer by an unknown person on Sunday (October 9) morning.
Singh's brother Amardeep (name changed on request) says, “My brother has gone to the Mobil station to get fuel and to fill the air in tyres at around 6 am. While he was still in the car and had just parked it near the air pump, he was assaulted by random people. It was such a random and shocking attack. My brother didn't even know anyone and had not done anything...he just wanted to get fuel.”
Harpreet, a handyman by profession, is currently being treated at a South Auckland hospital as he was severely wounded and even sustained multiple skull injuries in the random attack.
Amardeep says that the incident has traumatised Harpreet and his entire family. “This is such a sad state of affairs in NZ. This is not how NZ's law and order situation should be. The authorities and police should take these incidents seriously. Else we don't know what all we will have to face."
He added, “We don’t want this to happen to anyone else. My brother is still trying to figure out what wrong did he do?”
When Indian Weekender approached NZ Police for an update on the case, the police media team replied, "There are no updates at this stage. The investigation is ongoing."
When told about the same, Amardeep said, "This is so frustrating. We don't know what the police are doing. We feel so helpless and are just concerned about our safety and the people at large. We don't feel safe in NZ anymore.”
The increasing cases of assault and ram raids in Auckland have become a regular feature with several incidents reported almost daily causing people to live in fear.
A Manurewa resident of Fiji Indian heritage named Harpreet Singh (name changed on request) is in hospital after being brutally...
The increasing cases of assault and ram raids in Auckland have become a regular feature with several incidents reported almost daily causing people to live in fear.
A Manurewa resident of Fiji Indian heritage named Harpreet Singh (name changed on request) is in hospital after being brutally assaulted with a hammer by an unknown person on Sunday (October 9) morning.
Singh's brother Amardeep (name changed on request) says, “My brother has gone to the Mobil station to get fuel and to fill the air in tyres at around 6 am. While he was still in the car and had just parked it near the air pump, he was assaulted by random people. It was such a random and shocking attack. My brother didn't even know anyone and had not done anything...he just wanted to get fuel.”
Harpreet, a handyman by profession, is currently being treated at a South Auckland hospital as he was severely wounded and even sustained multiple skull injuries in the random attack.
Amardeep says that the incident has traumatised Harpreet and his entire family. “This is such a sad state of affairs in NZ. This is not how NZ's law and order situation should be. The authorities and police should take these incidents seriously. Else we don't know what all we will have to face."
He added, “We don’t want this to happen to anyone else. My brother is still trying to figure out what wrong did he do?”
When Indian Weekender approached NZ Police for an update on the case, the police media team replied, "There are no updates at this stage. The investigation is ongoing."
When told about the same, Amardeep said, "This is so frustrating. We don't know what the police are doing. We feel so helpless and are just concerned about our safety and the people at large. We don't feel safe in NZ anymore.”
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