Another "Indian" Attacked In Australia

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A 21-year-old Indian student has been attacked by a group of males in suburban Melbourne after they stopped him and demanded cigarettes and money.

Today's incident is the latest in a spate of assaults on Indian students that have led to claims racist violence is escalating around the city.

The victim, a nursing student at the Chisholm Institute in Dandenong, in Melbourne's east, was slashed with a box-cutter knife carried by one of five men who confronted him in a carpark, a spokeswoman for Victoria Police said.

She said the attack happened at 1.30pm today as Mr Singh was leaving the college. Five males confronted him as he crossed a car park and asked for cigarettes.

Police said Mr Singh told the men he was a non-smoker. The men then demanded money and when the student refused, he was slashed across the chest.

Mr Singh made his way to a police station where he made a statement about the attack.

Police spokeswoman Senior Constable Karla Dennis said there was no indication the attackers had deliberately targeted the student. "I would say this is an opportunistic fight. It could have happened to any individual of any nationality,'' she said.

She said the student's injury was minor and he did not need hospital treatment.

However, an Indian news website said the student, Nardeep Singh, from Ludhiana, in northern Punjab state, was bleeding heavily and went to a hospital, according to his roommate.

Mr Singh is believed to have been in Australia for two months.

Police said they had no descriptions of the five men, except that two were "Australians". The carpark was deserted and there were no CCTV cameras. They have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

Today's incident also comes after a vandalism spree at a Sikh temple in Shepparton, in central Victoria, yesterday.

Shepparton police tonight confirmed the attack but told The Age they had no further details.

However, website India Today reported racist graffiti and a swastika were painted on the walls and a car driven into a fence around the temple, smashing it.

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A 21-year-old Indian student has been attacked by a group of males in suburban Melbourne after they stopped him and demanded cigarettes and money.

Today's incident is the latest in a spate of assaults on Indian students that have led to claims racist violence is escalating around the city.

The victim, a nursing student at the Chisholm Institute in Dandenong, in Melbourne's east, was slashed with a box-cutter knife carried by one of five men who confronted him in a carpark, a spokeswoman for Victoria Police said.

She said the attack happened at 1.30pm today as Mr Singh was leaving the college. Five males confronted him as he crossed a car park and asked for cigarettes.

Police said Mr Singh told the men he was a non-smoker. The men then demanded money and when the student refused, he was slashed across the chest.

Mr Singh made his way to a police station where he made a statement about the attack.

Police spokeswoman Senior Constable Karla Dennis said there was no indication the attackers had deliberately targeted the student. "I would say this is an opportunistic fight. It could have happened to any individual of any nationality,'' she said.

She said the student's injury was minor and he did not need hospital treatment.

However, an Indian news website said the student, Nardeep Singh, from Ludhiana, in northern Punjab state, was bleeding heavily and went to a hospital, according to his roommate.

Mr Singh is believed to have been in Australia for two months.

Police said they had no descriptions of the five men, except that two were "Australians". The carpark was deserted and there were no CCTV cameras. They have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

Today's incident also comes after a vandalism spree at a Sikh temple in Shepparton, in central Victoria, yesterday.

Shepparton police tonight confirmed the attack but told The Age they had no further details.

However, website India Today reported racist graffiti and a swastika were painted on the walls and a car driven into a fence around the temple, smashing it.

Here's some recent news about what happens when you mess with the wrong sort of 'Indians'.

http://www.smh.com.au/national/racist-skateboarder-in-hospital-after-tussle-with-indian-wrestlers-20091005-gir3.html

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a nice suprise for the aggressors. LOL

A similar re/action happened in the UK this week with the cross-dressing cage-fighters who were attacked by a couple of drunkards.

and another yob who tried to start a fight with a martial artist outside his house and got a teaspoon full of 'bajantar'. clip should be on youtube somewhere.