Another delivery driver was attacked in Limassol, police confirmed on Friday.

The attack took place at around 10.30pm on Thursday night, with Limassol police deputy spokesman Marinos Vasiliou telling television channel Alpha the victim was a 28-year-old Indian national.

The man had reported to the police that, while riding his motorcycle, he had been pursued by two other motorcycles with two people on each.

The people riding on the back of both motorcycles reportedly then began to kick the delivery driver, causing him to fall off his motorcycle. At this point, they started beating him with bats.

He eventually managed to escape into a kiosk, but was pursued once again by one of the four, who hit him again inside the kiosk.

The police were then called, with three people, one aged 33, one aged 29, and one aged 21, being found later in the evening.

They were taken to the police station, where the victim identified two of them, the 33-year-old and the 29-year-old, as his attackers. The police arrested all three men.

They appeared in court on Friday, and the two who had been identified by the victim were remanded in custody for six days. The third man was released.

Thursday night’s incident is the latest in an ongoing series of attacks on delivery drivers in Limassol, with the police having confirmed that a total of 10 people had been arrested in connection with attacks in the first two and a half weeks of this month.

“These victims are hardworking individuals in Cyprus, simply trying to earn a living. This situation cannot continue. The police are taking measures,” Limassol police spokesperson Lefteris Kyriacou told public broadcaster CyBC earlier in the month.

He added that many of the attacks appear to be racially motivated, a claim corroborated by several victims in recent weeks. 

Earlier in the summer, delivery drivers in Limassol staged a protestagainst what they called a “frightening surge” in violent attacks against them and even stopped deliveries.

Around 300 people joined the demonstration, with one telling the Cyprus Mail that “everyone is afraid to do their job”.

“We’ve had eggs thrown at us, glass bottles smashed on our helmets, our bikes stolen. We can’t continue like this,” he added.