Aussies celebrate R-day

In the latest incident against Indians in Australia, two Indian students, aged 20 and 22, were assaulted by a group of people in Melbourne. Following the incident, the Australian police arrested nine persons and charged five of them for the assault. A police spokeswoman was quoted as saying that the two students said the nine men passed racially abusive comments before the assault. “Eight people were arrested this morning, with another man picked up later in the day. Of the nine arrested, five youths have been charged with affray, intentionally causing injury and summary assault offences,” a Victorian police statement said. One of the student suffered a wound on his left ear from while the other student was punched to the ground and suffered minor abrasions to the forearm. The attackers were 19 and 20 and were from mixed ethnic background, according to reports. Meanwhile, Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd’s nephew was part of a protest in Melbourne against the racist attacks on Indians. Reports said that Mr Rudd’s nephew, Van Thanh Rudd, protested outside the venue for the ongoing Australian Open tennis tournament.

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