A TAXI driver was dragged from his motor by the beard in a crazed race hate attack.

Dad-of-one Sikondor Ullah, 37, who is from Bangladesh, was assaulted by a group of around ten teenagers while picking up a fare in West Pilton Place, Edinburgh on Sunday night.

7 Sikondor Ullah was assaulted by a group of around ten teenagers in Edinburgh on Sunday night

After blocking the road, the posse of boys and girls, opened his doors before pulling him out the car by his beard.

The group ransacked the Vauxhall Insignia before jumping on it and smashing the windscreen.

The shocking attack happened just a few hundred yards from where a Chinese takeaway owner was stabbed in the throat and left for dead in a previous racist attack.

Speaking at his home in Edinburgh, Sikondor yesterday told how he believes he was attacked because of his ethnicity.

7 The group ransacked the Vauxhall Insignia before jumping on it and smashing the windscreen

7 The thugs blocked the road and walked towards the car before opening the doors and dragging the driver out

He said “This has really shaken me up as nothing like this has ever happened to me before.

“I was on my way to pick up customers when this group of ten to twelve people appeared on the road.

“They were around sixteen to twenty year olds. They blocked the road and then they walked towards the car before opening the doors.

“I jumped out to close the doors and that’s when they noticed I was Asian.

“As I pulled up to the house I was picking up from the group reappeared.

“They came to the driver’s door and opened it and reached in and grabbed my beard and pulled me out the car.

“Four of them were trying to get me out the car others were searching through the car as one jumped on the bonnet.”

7 As well as smashing his car the thugs stole £150 that was in the car and a few other items

7 The shocking attack happened just a few hundred yards from where a Chinese takeaway owner was stabbed in the throat in a previous racist attack

He added: “The guys that had me were pulling at my beard, my hat and shirt. I couldn’t get away from them.

“The one who was jumping on my car then started kicking the windscreen until it smashed.

“Once they had done this they all ran away.

“I am certain they done this because I am different from them, because I am from Bangladesh.”

As well as smashing his car the thugs stole £150 that was in the car and a few other items.

The shocked driver managed to raise the alarm and call the Police but by the time they arrived the group had disappeared.

This is the second race attack in recent years in the tough scheme.

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In 2014 local Chinese takeaway owner Jie Yu was stabbed in the throat when he challenged a group who tried to nick his car.

The dad of three suffered several stab wounds to his body and spent weeks recovering in hospital.

7 Jie suffered several stab wounds to his body and spent weeks recovering in hospital Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

7 Gary Reid is serving a jail sentence for attempted murder following the attack on Mr Yu

Two local men, Gary Reid and James Hogg, are both serving jail sentences for attempted murder following the attack on Mr Yu.

Last night Detective Constable Euan Hair of Police Scotland said: “We are treating this assault and robbery as racially motivated and are determined to track down these suspects as quickly as possible.

“This man was simply going about his legitimate business and he has a right to do so without being assaulted.

“There is no place for racism in our communities and we will use all resources available to deal with those responsible swiftly.”

Anyone with information that can assist officers with their inquiries is asked to call 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

A spokesperson for local tenants group, TRIM and Friends of West Pilton, said: “We are appalled to hear of the assault and robbery of a taxi driver.

“We believe that everyone, going about their normal daily lives, has the right to do so in safety and not fall victim to anti-social or criminal behaviour.”

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