India asks Oz to prevent attacks, punish guilty
New Delhi, Sep 16: Expressing concerns over recurring attacks on its nationals in Australia, Indian government on Wednesday, Sep 16, said additional measures should be put in place at the earliest.
"We are concerned at the recurring attacks on Indians in Australia. The matter was taken up with foreign minister Stephen Smith by our high commissioner in Canberra today who has also written to the premier of Victoria," external affairs ministry spokesperson Vishnu Prakash told reporters
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Hoping
that
the
latest
incident
is
investigated
"with
care
and
the
culprits
are
dealt
with",
he
said
"it
would
also
help,
if
various
measures
being
contemplated
by
the
Australian
side,
in
addition
to
those
already
announced,
are
put
in
place
at
the
earliest,
to
prevent
recurrence
of
such
incidents."
Three Indians were 'brutally bashed' on Sep 12 by a group at a birthday party in a bar in Melbourne after facing racist remarks.
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