Gohal
15th September 2009, 11:35 PM
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15 September 2009
MELBOURNE: After a brief lull in attacks on Indians in Australia,
three members of the community were "brutally bashed" by a group of
around 70 26-year-old Sukhdip Singh, who was attacked in Australia by
a group of 70 local youth, along with his brother and uncle. (PTI)
26-year-old Sukhdip Singh, his brother Gurdeep Singh and uncle
Mukhtair Singh were attacked by the group when they were playing pool
in the eastern suburb of Epping on Saturday.
"At around 11'o clock my brother-in-law Sukhdip was playing pool along
with few family members when they were attacked by around 70 locals
who were attending a party," the victim's relative Onkar Singh said.
"They were quitely playing and were trying to avoid trouble even after
these locals were trying to provoke them by passing comments," he
said.
The group started telling them to go back to their country. "When they
reached the car park to leave the place a huge crowd attacked them and
started bashing. The attackers were in their teens and around
twenties," he said.
Onkar claimed police have informed him that six of the 70 attackers
have been arrested.
The attacks come a month after Australian government assured external
affairs minister S M Krishna, during his visit here, that Indian
students will be protected. Around 30 Indian students were attacked in
various cities from June to August.
Source (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/indians-abroad/Three-Indians-attacked-by-70-locals-in-Australia-/articleshow/5013309.cms)
15 September 2009
MELBOURNE: After a brief lull in attacks on Indians in Australia,
three members of the community were "brutally bashed" by a group of
around 70 26-year-old Sukhdip Singh, who was attacked in Australia by
a group of 70 local youth, along with his brother and uncle. (PTI)
26-year-old Sukhdip Singh, his brother Gurdeep Singh and uncle
Mukhtair Singh were attacked by the group when they were playing pool
in the eastern suburb of Epping on Saturday.
"At around 11'o clock my brother-in-law Sukhdip was playing pool along
with few family members when they were attacked by around 70 locals
who were attending a party," the victim's relative Onkar Singh said.
"They were quitely playing and were trying to avoid trouble even after
these locals were trying to provoke them by passing comments," he
said.
The group started telling them to go back to their country. "When they
reached the car park to leave the place a huge crowd attacked them and
started bashing. The attackers were in their teens and around
twenties," he said.
Onkar claimed police have informed him that six of the 70 attackers
have been arrested.
The attacks come a month after Australian government assured external
affairs minister S M Krishna, during his visit here, that Indian
students will be protected. Around 30 Indian students were attacked in
various cities from June to August.
Source (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/world/indians-abroad/Three-Indians-attacked-by-70-locals-in-Australia-/articleshow/5013309.cms)