An Auckland Indian man says he was assaulted, spat at and subjected to a racist tirade during a road rage incident. <\/p>\n
It's the second case Newshub has been made aware of in just the past week and both were caught on camera. <\/p>\n
It was 5pm on a weekday and Narindervir Singh started filming from inside his vehicle. The video was being streamed live onto Facebook. <\/p>\n
Mr Singh says in the video: \"I gave him a space ... that lady gave me the finger. He was driving that car [pointing to a white Holden] and now he's trying to threaten me, giving me bad names.\" <\/p>\n
After Mr Singh informs the driver that he's uploading the video live, the situation escalates and Mr Singh is abused, sworn at and told to go back to his own country. <\/p>\n
The abuser, who is seen in video wearing a grey Everlast t-shirt, was tail-gating according to Mr Singh, who says he simply pulled over to let him pass. The man also made derogatory remarks about Punjabi people. <\/p>\n
As Mr Singh drove off, the abuser exposed himself. <\/p>\n
\"It really shocked me and after he [left], I was really shaken,\" Mr Singh told Newshub. <\/p>\n
\"I don't know what to do, it really hurts my heart ... The first thing in my mind was that he might hurt me with some weapon.\" <\/p>\n
When Mr Singh left, he assumed it was all over. But when he parked on a nearby side street, he says the white Holden pulled up once again and the racist rant, including the n word, continued. <\/p>\n
Bikramjit Singh suffered similar abuse last week as he left a Papatoetoe storage facility. A man who claimed Bikramjit was speeding yelled at him, saying: \"Go back to your f*****g country - slow down! You know what the speed limit is here.\" <\/p>\n
Bikramjit says he wasn't speeding, is a New Zealand citizen and has lived here for more than a decade. <\/p>\n
\"[It made me feel] so sad because New Zealand is so beautiful - there are lovely people here.\" <\/p>\n
The man who hurled abuse in that case ended up apologising in an email, blaming two alcohol beverages he'd consumed earlier that day. <\/p>\n
But those who work with migrants say such discrimination does appear to be increasing. <\/p>\n
\"We are seeing it much more openly which is a very serious concern,\" said Anu Kaloti from the Migrant Workers Association. <\/p>\n
\"I think societies are becoming more and more intolerant, especially since Trump was elected President of the US.\" <\/p>\n
The message from the victims is clear - show respect. <\/p>\n
\"We should respect each and every culture,\" Narindervir said. <\/p>\n
\"Respect each other because we are all New Zealanders,\" Bikramjit said. <\/p>\n
Both men have laid complaints with police. <\/p>\n
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