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The attack which occurred last week came to light today when the victim identified as Sachin sent an e-mail to the Federation of Indian Students in Australia (FISA).
“I am a student of Southern Cross university TweedHeads Gold Coast. I have been attacked and robbed ... near Coolangatta police station,” he said in the e-mail.
“They took my money, ATM card, phone, gold chain. And I got five stitches on my face,” he said, adding a case has already been filed, but that he was “not satisfied” with the police action.
The student sought FISA's advice on what he should do next despite the Australian authorities vowing to provide maximum security to foreigners pursuing education here.
FISA founder Gautam Gupta said that they had been receiving five to seven such e-mails everyday wherein victims were seeking help.
“We have been receiving ... such e-mails everyday stating they have been robbed, bashed, verbally abused or thrown out of the house,” Gupta said. STUDENT-ATTACK 2 LAST Gupta said there was an urgent need for the Indian High Commission to build trust among students to directly report such incidents.
He said FISA was working with the High Commission in this regard.
Facing flak for the recent spate of attacks on Indian youths, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday pledged to provide “maximum” security to foreign students.
“Any assault against any person or any visitor to Australia or any international student is one assault too many,” Rudd told a visiting Indian media delegation here yesterday.
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wait for that day...if we start to fight back. and robbe aussies who go alone on in night...they can only dream about the night life they have now...i feel sad about the youth in australia...becoz they beg or they robbe students from international students who live there...
The Australians are more racists than the British. It all started with the humiliation suffered by the Australian cricket team against India. Added to this, the advancement of the Indian community in every field, has become the envy of every country in the world. There is no cure or medicine for JEALOUSY and the Australians are jealous of the Indians. Do not expect the Australian Government or Police to take action (otherwise, things would not have come to a pass like this). Just BOYCOTT Australian Universities and Australians in general. In the meantime, do not venture out alone and always let your friends and colleagues know where you are going. More the publicity, more the fodder for Australian hooligans.
Next time I come to India I shall remember your word: Indian police is going to help foreigner in the case indian boys are threating german girls ... Yes, yes the main bus station in Delhi is save. No men is laying hand on foreign girls/women or rubbing their hands between their legs to show what they want. And the indian police is of course all the time helping. Even in the case a rikshaw driver is trying to drive in the wrong direction with his foreign load. Yes, all sthis I shall remember - next time!
well deserved
Why don't Indians just go home to India. Australians don't like them so just go buy a ticket on Air India and go home. Nobody likes Indians invading their country.
After the installation of Italian Christain Govt in Delhi attacks against non christains in Australia increased. Definetely there is a direct link
If the Indian student community and the Indian government think that the Australian government and Australian police will take will take action. That is never going to happen. The Australian law is very lenient with the criminals. Even if the police does manage to take them to court. There are strong chances that the criminals will be set free with a minor slap on the wrist. The police know about it and hence are not very enthusiastic about it. Better be more street smart. Move in groups, atleast two persons when stepping out of house. Carry objects that cannot be described as weapons, but can be used effectively to defend yourself. Like Umbrella, large size flash lights. If driving carry a steering wheel lock bar in the car. Believe me, I have managed to take care of few aggressive fellows. Just you holding something like that can discourage many of these criminals. But always exercise self restraint. Just because you have a weapon do not get tempted to use it like our punjabis.
we know the story of a frog in the well ,it feels no body inthe well ,she only ...that is only world ...like that one my brother adviced indian parents not to send theit children to australia.pls answer these ....y the educational dept od aus inviting all the world students to join in their gteat and famous universities and collecting laks of dollors every yrpeople attracts for that and sending their children to aus and us alsothat is minimum responsibility of any govt to save those from attacks .is it wrong to want their children to become world"s guestswe have to advice those counties which r unable to controll the racist attacks..ask the help of indian police..they will control with in few days wonderfully....
until someone in india starts reciprocating in kind, this is not stopping. i am not a tit for tat guy but this has no other way....if there was shame or any other consideration that would have worked, it owuld have worked already.
Not being indian i m writing so.., as we are in 21st century
It is sad unfortunate but true.Aussies do not want indian students to stay or study in their country.The government and police take small superficial action just to show they are doing something.Its high time we indians understand that we are not welcome in Australia anymore more and move out from there.Parents should also understand its better to have a living and healthy child studying at home country rather then risk his/her life in a country where they are hating indians.I would say in most cases parents are responsible for letting their children stay and get beaten up in Australia.