Four More Indians Attacked in Australia

With no let-up in assaults against Indians in Australia, four more youths were attacked in Brisbane even as a couple was arrested on Thursday for the killing of Ranjodh Singh, whose partially-burnt body was found last month. “Four more attacks on Indians in Brisbane, Queensland, took place,” Sky News reported, without identifying victims. “Three of them were directed at cab drivers, one who told how he was punched and dragged from his taxi,” it said. The fourth victim was a 23-year-old pizza delivery boy. He was bashed up with a cricket bat and robbed while making a delivery. Brisbane-based Indian consul S.D. Singh said police informed him about the attacks and the arrest of one person involved in one of the incidents. “Indian High Commissioner Sujatha Singh will reach Brisbane shortly and meet community leaders and members of the Queensland police to discuss the recent spate of attacks,” he said. A 23-year-old man and his 20-year-old wife were arrested at two addresses in Sans Souci in Sydney’s south in connection with 25-year-old Ranjodh Singh’s murder, police said adding one more person is expected to be charged in the case.

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