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Indian racially attacked in Australia
AUS-LD ATTACK
Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Sep 27 (PTI) After a lull in racial attacks
against Indians in Australia, a 21-year-old man from the
community was brutally assaulted by a group of teenagers with
baseball bats after they asked him "Buddy, are you Indian?"
The man was walking to Sandown Park rail station here
when four teenage boys on bikes approached him, three with
baseball bats, police were quoted as saying by local newspaper
'Dandenong Leader'.
One of them asked him "Buddy, are you Indian?"
Police official Jo Hayden said the man was hit from
behind, fell and was kicked while lying on the ground. Two
passers-by took him home.
He was bruised and had a large cut on his nose and told
police that his attackers looked about 15-16 years old, the
report said, without naming the victim.
Federation of Indian Association of Victoria (FIAV)
President Vasan Srinivasan said he was surprised about the
attack which took place in eastern suburb which is considered
to be multicultural.
"My only request to youngsters is, let's learn to respect
each other, live with harmony and peace. What else we can
say?" Srinivasan was quoted as saying by the paper.
Hayden said another Indian was attacked last Tuesday
night, but refused to comment if it was racially motivated.
The 39-year-old was walking home about 6pm local time
along Moncur Ave in Springvale when he was punched to the
ground from behind and kicked while on the ground, police
said.
They said there were witnesses, but no clear description
of the attacker.
Since 2006, the Indian population of Greater Dandenong
has risen by 1200, with 3 per cent of its residents from
India.
Australia has witnessed a series of attacks on Indians,
mostly students, since June last year. The latest attacks came
after a lull of few months. PTI NC
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Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Sep 27 (PTI) After a lull in racial attacks
against Indians in Australia, a 21-year-old man from the
community was brutally assaulted by a group of teenagers with
baseball bats after they asked him "Buddy, are you Indian?"
The man was walking to Sandown Park rail station here
when four teenage boys on bikes approached him, three with
baseball bats, police were quoted as saying by local newspaper
'Dandenong Leader'.
One of them asked him "Buddy, are you Indian?"
Police official Jo Hayden said the man was hit from
behind, fell and was kicked while lying on the ground. Two
passers-by took him home.
He was bruised and had a large cut on his nose and told
police that his attackers looked about 15-16 years old, the
report said, without naming the victim.
Federation of Indian Association of Victoria (FIAV)
President Vasan Srinivasan said he was surprised about the
attack which took place in eastern suburb which is considered
to be multicultural.
"My only request to youngsters is, let's learn to respect
each other, live with harmony and peace. What else we can
say?" Srinivasan was quoted as saying by the paper.
Hayden said another Indian was attacked last Tuesday
night, but refused to comment if it was racially motivated.
The 39-year-old was walking home about 6pm local time
along Moncur Ave in Springvale when he was punched to the
ground from behind and kicked while on the ground, police
said.
They said there were witnesses, but no clear description
of the attacker.
Since 2006, the Indian population of Greater Dandenong
has risen by 1200, with 3 per cent of its residents from
India.
Australia has witnessed a series of attacks on Indians,
mostly students, since June last year. The latest attacks came
after a lull of few months. PTI NC
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