ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A & B) OF THE  RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION

NO. 358 FOR ANSWER ON 25.02.2010

High Commission of India

Canberra

 

ATTACKS ON INDIAN STUDENTS, TAXI DRIVERS AND OTHERS – 01 JANUARY 2009 TO 19 FEBRUARY 2010

 

Australian Capital Territory - Student

 

S.  No.

Date of Attack

Name

(S/Shri)

Edu.Institute/

Service

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

 

1.

29.01.10

Dhaivat Bhakshi

ANU College of Business & Eco.

Kinloch, Northbourne Ave., Canberra

Assault & robbery - $ 150 and passport robbed

By victim, reported to police

 

Queensland - Student

 

 

S.  No.

Date of Attack

Name

(S/Shri)

 

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

 

1.

 

22.01.10

Sandeep Goyal

Student/Taxi driver

Brisbane

Assault & racial abuse

Arrests made

 

Queensland – Taxi Drivers

 

S.  No.

Date of Attack

Name

(S/Shri)

 

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

1.

25.01.10

N.A.

Taxi driver

South  Brisbane

Assault

Police

2.

26.01.10

N.A.

Taxi driver

Morningside

Assault

Police

3.

26.01.10

N.A.

Taxi driver

Storey Bridge Hotel

Assault

Police

 

 

Queensland – Others

 

S.  No.

Date of Attack

Name

(S/Shri)

 

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

1.

26.10.09

Dr. S.S.Gill

Retired

Translink Bus service in Brisbane

Racial abuse by bus driver

By victim’s son who complained to Translink; driver dismissed from service

2

21.01.10

Hardik Patel

Motor Mechanic

MacGregor

Assault & robbery

Arrests made

3.

27.01.10

N.A.

Pizza delivery boy

Brisbane

Assault

 

4.

27.01.10

N.A.

Doctor/PIO

Gold Coast

Assault/racial abuse

 

 

WESTERN AUSTRALIA - Students

 

S.  No.

Date of Attack

Name

(S/Shri)

Edu.Institute/

Service

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

1.

12.02.2010

Navdeep Singh

Kawaldeep Singh

Students

Morley, Perth

Stabbed by fellow Indian student Jagdeep Singh over dispute on accommodation

By the Police and admitted by the offender.  Jagdeep Singh is under Police custody till 24 February.

 

 

 

New South Wales - Students

 

S.  No.

Date of Attack

Name

(S/Shri)

Edu.Institute/

Service

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

 

1.

07.06.2009

Nitin Tilante

Student

Central Station

Motivated assault; racial remarks

Victim; no arrests made

2.

07.06.2009

Nitin Tilante

Student

Central Station

Motivated assault; racial remarks

Victim; no arrests made

3.

23.06.2009

Not Known

Student

Train from Merryland to Blacktown

Robbery & Assualt

Police; arrests made

4.

23.06.2009

Not Known

Student

Blacktown railway station

Robbery & Assualt

Police; arrests made

5.

28.06.2009

Not Known

Students

Geroge Steet, Sydney

Drunken assault

Police; arrest made; victim did not press charges

6.

Not known

Sajinder Singh

Student

Redfern

Assault

Indiancommunity

7.

07.08.2009

Mohit Mangal

Student/Service

Macquaire Field

Robbery & Assualt

Police

8.

27.08.2009

Bhavik Thakkar

Student

Westmead Railway Station

Robbery & Assualt

Victim

9.

15.11.2009

Ravinder Singh Bhody, Daler Singh Sandhu

Student

Olympic Drive, Lidcome

Assault

Victim; arrests made;

10.

28.11.2009

Nilesh Patel,                Sunil kumar,                 Sekedu Vias

Student/Service

Harris Park

Personally
Motivated Attack

Police; investigations are ongoing

11.

29.12.2009

Ranjodh Singh

Student Spouse

Griffith

Murdered

Police have arrested 3 Indians; case in court

12.

11.01.2010

Amit Patel

Student/service

St. Mary’s

Assault

Victim; no arrests made

13.

16.02.2010

Verinder Singh

Student, Holmes Institute

Victoria Road, Rydalmere

Assault/robbery

NSW Police and later by the victim

 

New South Wales - Others

 

S.  No.

Date of Attack

Name

(S/Shri)

 

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

1.

24.05.2009

Rajesh Kumar

Service

Harris Park

Petrol Bomb attack

Hospital; no arrest made

2.

01.06.2009

Kanwarjot Singh Waraich & Inderjot Singh

Service

Argyle Street, Parramatta

Motivated assault;

Victim; arrests made by police

3.

02.02.2010

Vipin Anand

Service

Blacktown

Assault

Victim; police complaint regd.

 

South Australia – Students/Others

 

S.  No.

Date of Attack

Name

(S/Shri)

Edu.Institute/

Service

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

 

1.

11.06.2009

Jaskirat Singh

Student/Service

Adelaide

Assault

Victim; arrest made by police

2.

15.07.2009

Angrez Singh

Student/Service

Adelaide

Robbery & Assualt

Victim; police took statement from 5 drunken persons

3.

03.08.2009

Sukhbir Singh

Student/Service

Adelaide

Assault

Police; no arrest made

 

4.

28.12.2009

Ashish Joshi

Student

Adelaide

Assault

Victim; police case registered

 

 

Victoria – Students

 

S.

No.

Date of Attack

Name

S/Shri

Edu.Institute

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

1.       

9.05.09

Saurabh Sharma

Carrick

Werribee Line (in train)

Assault

By victim

2.       

23-5-09

Sarabjeet

-

Westall Stn.

Assault

By victim

3.       

23/24-5-09 (Midnight)

Sravan Kumar Theerthala

Cambridge College

Glen Roy

Assault by Screwdriver

By victim

4.       

-do-

Sandeep

-

-do-

Assault/ stab wounds

By victim

5.       

-do-

Kiran

-

-do-

-do-

By victim

6.       

-do-

Subhash

-

-do-

-do-

By victim

7.       

-do-

Srinivas  Gandhi

-

-do-

Assault/ minor scratches

By victim

8.       

-do-

Srinivas Reddy

-

-do-

-do-

By victim

9.       

-do-

Naresh

-

-do-

-do-

By victim

10.   

-do-

Srujan

-

-do-

-do-

By victim

11.   

26-5-09

Vinod

MIC Uni.

Broadmeadows Stn.

Assault

By victim

12.   

27-5-09

Chirag Patel

Horticulture Skills Australia College, Swanston st

Keon Park Train Stn. On Epping line

Robbed /Beaten up by group of 5

By victim

13.   

28-5-09

Sandeep Kumar

Cambridge College

-do-

-do-

By victim

14.   

31-5-09

Ashish Sood

Carrick Institue

Chapel Street, Prahan

Roughed up by boys

By victim

15.   

2-6-09

Nardeep Singh

TAFE Chisholm

Stud Road-Dandenong

Assault by Knife/shallow by group of 5/ slash across chest

By victim

16.   

5.6.09

Amrit Pal

KAPS Institute

Outside New Market Station

Attack by knife by one

By victim

17.   

5..6.09

Hardik Gajjar

Swinburne Uni

Carlton

Attack

By victim

18.   

5.6.09

Parwinder Singh

Carrick Institute

Narranwarren South

Assaulted while driving taxi

By victim

19.   

7.6.09

Kamal Jit

-

St Albans

Attacked

By police

20.   

7.6.09

Nek Ram

-

Windsor Railway Station, Prahran

Theft and assault – derogatory comments on Indian appearance

By victim and police

21.   

7.6.09

Karan Chawla

-

Windsor Railway Station, Prahran

Theft and assault – derogatory comments on Indian appearance

By victim and police

22.   

12.6.09

Sunny Bajaj

Deakin University

Chandler Park Reserve, Allandale Road, Boronia

Assault and robbery by two offenders who racially abused victim

By Police

23.   

23.6.09

Mir Kasim Ali Khan

Hospitality, Victoria Institute of Technology

Region 4 Div 2, out-side 461 Station St. Box Hill

Assault

By Police

24.   

28.6.09

Resham Singh

Hospitality, Della Int’l College, Burke Street, CBD

Dandenong Railway Station

Assault and racial abuse by 4-5 ‘black’ offenders - turban pulled off and hair cut

By victim

25.   

11.7.09

Rishi  Sharma

MITH, Elizabeth Street, CBD

Bentleigh (on premises of Wrap&Go)

Assault by one white Caucasian offender; racial abuse and violence; minor injuries

By victim

26.   

27.7.09

Paramjeet Singh

Student - Cambridge College

Glen Roy  Train Station

Assault by about 5-6 white males in their 20s after Paramjeet intervened when 2 males teased a girl of Indian origin in a train

By victim

27.   

4.8.09

Gaurav Kakkar

Student  of Hair Dressing– Sheela Baxter College, 100 Flinders St

North Carlton

Assault by 4-5 persons after capsicum spray and  chilly flakes in eyes of victim

By victim

28.   

1/2-10-09

Midnight of 1st&2nd 

Vinod Muthuswamy

Student –Comm Cookery at Carrick Instt. & doing casual work at Stamford Plaza Hotel

Porter Street, Dandenong

Assault and robbery by 3 persons in the 15year to 20s demanding cash and mobile after he was returning home from work.

By victim

29.   

24-10-09 Midnight of 24-25th October

Jaspreet Singh Dhami

Student – MIT

Cooper Street, Opp Epping Railway Station

Assault by two of the five youths; turban removed

Police and victim

30.   

1.11.09

Pushpal Singh

Student - Masters in IT -Swinburne University working part time

Broadmeadows Shopping Centre

Assault by 2 Lebanese guys in 19-20 year age group during day time -5pm- after their car hit victim’s car parked in loading zone  while he was on work.  They ran away but later returned and were arrested by Police

By Victim.  Police investigating

31.   

2.11.09

Amrit Goyal

Student-Automotive Engg from Australian Industrial System Institute, Lonsdale St

Bladin Street Laverton

Assault and racial Abuse by 1 boy in 12-14 year age group

By victim

32.   

7.11.09

Approx. 3:30 pm

Sai Rati Tiwari

Bachelors in Information Systems from Australian Technical Management Institute

Frankston

Assault by two ‘whites’ in 17-19 age group; told to go back to India

By victim

33.   

7.11.09

Sunil Kumar Patel

Diploma in Automotive Engng

Frankston

Robbery

By victim

34.   

14.11.09

Mr.Rodney Raj

Students –Masters in Intl Business,

Deakin University

Assault and racial abuse by his neighbours - 2 ladies (in early 30s) and one man (early 40s or late 30s].  They abused him, and attacked him with an iron post and steel chair inflicting injuries on forehead, back and swollen eye. Had to take one week off from work.

By victim

35.   

14.11.09

Mrs.Rathna Chinnappa

MBA Student

La Trobe University

Harassment

By Victim

36.   

23.12.09

Udhay Sankar Jayachandran

Adv Diploma in Hospitality Mgmt, Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, Moorabbin Campus

Frankston Stn

Punched by 1 person (of a group of 4-5 people) on the forehead above the right eye

By victim

37.   

6.1.10

Ashish Kumar

Hospitality at Hales

Car park at Coles Shopping Centre

Abused and attacked by 5-6 guys with wooden sticks and one knife; counter- attacked in self-defence; detained at Oakleigh Police Station

Alleged incident is said to be follow-on to a previous fracas on 27.10.09 at Westall Station in which case a report was registered in Dandenong Police Stn.

38.   

6.1.10

Jatinder Ahuja

Community Welfare at Cambridge

-do-

-do-

-do-

39.   

6.1.10

Navdeep Arora

Community Welfare at Cambridge

-do-

-do-

-do-

40.   

14.1.10

Ranjith Kumar Katta from Andhra Pradesh

Cert.III in Graphics Western Instt of Technology, Melbourne

At work - Caltex Service Station, Albert St., Sebastopol, Ballarat, 0330 am

Assault and robbery at work; 2 offenders aged about 17 and 30 years respectively

Police arrived and offenders were arrested after a lady customer raised alarm;

 

41.   

15.1.10

Satheesh Kumar Thatipamula, AP

Master of Engg System in Mining Engg – Ballarat University

While driving taxi, around 3 am

Abuse  [why u f… Indians are here, threats to kill] by 48 year old man from Navigators near Ballarat

Offender clearly drunk; arrested by police, pleaded guilty and convicted by court

 

42.   

15.1.10

 

Pamidutt Valluru, AP

Studying MBA(Intl Mgmt) -Ballarat Uni [completed 1st Yr]

While driving taxi from Delacombe to Birdwood Av, around 2345 hrs

Assault by 4 offenders – all whites around 18 years age – who attacked him, and briefly stole his taxi/ they were clearly drunk

Reported - Police investigating

43.   

25.1.10

Two male students

Details not available

Swanston Street, CBD

Assault by a group of  10

Persons of Asian appearance

9 people arrested – 5 charged – police investigating

44.   

26.1.10

 Vikas Tiwari

Comm.Welfare at Cambridge Int’l College

While dropping off passengers at Sunshine around 6 am in the morning

Assault over a fare dispute; victim sustained injuries to nose and cheek bone; treated at Royal Melbourne Hospital

Reported to police

45.   

Satinder Kumar Sharma

 

 

2nd Semester of Hospitality at AIC

 

Attacked outside their residence on 72 Widford Street in Glenroy

Attack by a gang of around 12 to 15 people of mixed ethnicity; students retaliated by banging on the attackers’ cars with cricket stumps; car was damaged in the process

Police have apparently charged the four with damage to property

 

46.   

Mandeep Singh

1st Semester of Automotive Engg  at Cambridge College, Lt.Collins St

     -do-

   -do-  ( was slashed by a knife across the hand)

-do-

 

47.   

Sandeep Rai Bali

Last semester in Hair Dressing at Sheila Baxter Instt 100 Flinders St

    -do--

    -do-

-do-

 

48.   

Saurav Kohli

2nd Semester of Hospitality at Holms Glen in Glen Waverly

    -do-

-do-

-do-

 

49.

6.2.10

Rajan Katkam

Second semester in Graphics Pre Press at ANC, Swanston ST

Abused and bashed in a bus from Frankston Stn to Rye

3 offenders in 20-25 yr age group; bashed by one on the forehead and threatened further if seen

Reported to Police; one offender caught/ on bail; charges not known

 

 

 

 

 

 

Victoria – Taxi Drivers

 

 

S.

No.

Date of Attack

Name

S/Shri

Occupation

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

Comments

1.

7.6.09

Name not given

Taxi Driver

Brunswick St Fitzroy

Taxi driver – offender produced knife and demanded money

By police

 

2.

7.6.09

Name not given

Taxi Driver

Lalor Football ground

Taxi driver -10-15 males attacked vehicle with sticks and bottle

By police

 

3.

11.6.09

Name not given

Taxi Driver

Tullamarine Freeway-Essendon

Assault on Taxi Driver by female offender on sexual advances being rebuffed

By police

Offender also assaulted police on their arrival

4.

11.6.09

Name not given

Taxi Driver

Brunswick Road, Brunswick

Assault on taxi driver –offender was another taxi driver

By police

 

 

 

5.

13.6.09

Name not given

Taxi Driver

I/S Main Hurstbridge Road and Station Street Diamond Creek

Assault and racial abuse by two males

By police

One suspect identified

6.

13.6.09

 

Name not given

Taxi Driver

St Albans Train station

Assault

By police

Victim and offender both Indian

7.

14.6.09

Name not given

Taxi driver

Outside Tower Café, Swanston St.

Assault

By police

 

8.

14.6.09

Name not given

Taxi Driver

Richmond area

Assault and robbery

By police

 

9.

20.6.09

Name not given

Taxi driver

Corner Webb St and Yarra Street, Warrandyte

Assault and anti Indian remark

By police

 

10.

20.6.09

Name not given

Taxi driver

Brady Road, Dandenong North

Robbery of mobile after punching victim

By police

 

11.

21.6.09

Name not given

Taxi driver

Judith St & Cameron Parade Bundoora

Unlawful assault and taxi fare evasion

By police

 

12.

22.6.09

Name not given

Taxi driver

Marybirnong Rd, Ascotvale

Armed robbery

By police

 

13.

24.7.09

Vadbhag Singh

Taxi Driver

Richmond

Assault and robbery by 2 males -produced knife and demanded cash at early hours 4.00 a.m.

By victim to Richmond Police Stn

Case referred to Embona Task Force by Police – 2 persons arrested and charged

14.

25.9.09

Onkar Bains

Taxi Driver

Hungry Jacks car park, Richmond

Assault  and robbery by offender

By victim

Offender[Michael Hurley] is a Essendon team footy player; victim stated he needed no assistance from Consulate

15.

09.12.09

Ravinder Singh

Taxi Driver

Colliers Crescent, Brunswick West, around 2 am

Assault – stabbed in chest,  right lung punctured/ robbery – wallet taken and days takings

By victim and police

 

16.

15.1.10

Rahul Swaraj

Taxi Driver/ owner of Bun Samosa restaurant

Grevillea Rd, Ballarat, around 1 am

One of two passengers pulled a knife after getting out of the taxi on seeing which the cab driver drove away; no injury sustained

By Police

 

17.

17.1.10

Name not known

Taxi driver

Geelong

Assaulted by two passengers under the influence of drink; suffered a black-eye; other passengers came to assistance of driver

By police

Offenders apprehended

18.

20.1.10

Satish Kumar

Taxi driver

Plenty Road, Reservoir, Melbourne, around 2 am

Abused by female passenger for leaving friends behind due to legal limit on number of passengers / Attacked by male passenger; treated for facial injuries

By police

Police have released footage of couple involved taken from camera in cab, asking for public assistance in identification

 

Victoria – Others

 

S.

No.

Date of Attack

Name

S/Shri

Occupation

Place of Attack

Nature of Attack

Confirmed

Comments

1.

25.5.09

Baljinder Singh

Cook

Carnegie

Robbed/Stabbed in Stomach

Reported by victim

 

2.

28-5-09

Pawan Kumar

 

Jacana Train Stn.

Robbed/Assault

From victim

Both Pawan and Sandeep were together when attack took place

3.

31.5.09

 

Mr. Sayyad Wajid Ahmed

On spouse visa

Blackburn Road., Mt Waverly

Punched on face ;broken tooth/injuries on nose, lower lip

By police/ cousin

 

4.

2.6.09

2 males; names not given

Not given

Ascot Vale Station

Grabbed by 2 offenders produced knife and demanded money

By police

 

5.

2.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Barkly St, Footscray

Grabbed and attempt to take wallet

By police

 

6.

4.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Sydney Road, Brunswick

Punched to head

By police

 

 

 

7.

4.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Main Road East St Albans

Phone snatching and fight

By police

 

 

 

8.

4.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Lohse Street Laverton

4 Indian victims ran to safety after–offenders (1+5)chased for money

By Police

 

9.

4.6.09

name not given

not given

Victoria Street & Racecourse Road, Flemington

Mobile and money snatching on producing knife

by Police

 

10.

5/6.6.09

Vikrant Rajesh Rattan

 

Kelvin Grove, Springvale

 His car torched

 

 

11.

6.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Morris Road Hopper Crossing

Grabbed by two male offenders /money and mobile stolen

By police

 

12.

6.6.09

Name not given

Not given

North Brighton Stn

2 male offenders grabbing and demanding money

By Police

 

 

 

13.

7.6.09

Kamal Jit

Not given

St Albans

Head injury; attack by three “black” men

By police

Reported in the media on 8th June; confirmation recd on 10th June; police still waiting for victim to make a formal statement

14.

8.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Crown Casino complex

Victim left with large bruise and swelling on right arm/elbow

By police

 

 

 

15.

9.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Corner Burwood Highway and Blackburn Rd. East Burwood Tram Stop

Assault & robbery on knife by 4 offenders point and money demanded ; victims handed over wallets

By police

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.

10.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Intersection of railway parade and Fawkner Road, Pascoe Vale

Demanded money on knife point; victim threw purse with $150; no injuries

By police

 

17.

10.6.09

Name not given

Not given

121 Fitzroy St. St.Kilda Mini mart

Armed robbery; no injuries

By police

 

 

 

 

18.

10.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Land Reserve Carnegie

Indecent assault on female victim; no physical injuries

By police

 Victim has specifically requested that media not be informed 

19.

10.6.09

Names not given

Manager/staff of general store

Footscray (inside store named India At Home)

Robbery/ Offender  also threatened to kill Indians

By victim

Not the first incident involving this shop; first time threats have been made

20.

10.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Thomas Street, Dandenong

Assault on female victim on being told she was Indian

By police

Offender described as Afghani

21.

11.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Doncaster

Assault on taxi driver; male offender made racial comments and punched victim 4/5 times

By police

 

 

 

 

22.

11.6.09

Name not given

Employed in un-known capacity in Deakin University

Gillard Street, Burwood

Armed Robbery by Two offenders (Caucasians)

By police

 

23.

11.6.09

Name not given

Door-to-door salesman

Whitely Crescent Craigieburn (in victim’s residence)

Robbery by one offender : assault by 2nd offender on same day

By police

 

24.

11.6.09

Name not given

Manager of “Mumbai Spice”

In store: Main Road West St Albans

Robbery and assault on female victim/punched in face, pack of cigarettes stolen

By police

 

 

 

 

25.

12.6.09

Names not given

Door to door salesmen for AGL Electric Company

Glenroy at Evell Street

Assault on 3 victims

By police

 

26.

13.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Bus stop-Station St south of Whitehorse Road, Box Hill

Assault and robbery by 3 offenders

By police

Incident witnessed by bus driver

 

27.

 

14.6.09

Name not given

Not given

11 Stanley Street, Keysborough

Criminal damage

By police

 

28.

14.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Cnr Racecourse road and Lambeth St. Kensington

Assault

By police

Victim and offender both Indian

29.

14.6.09

Name not given  

Security Guard

Castello’s Hotel, Princes Highway, Pakenham

Assault

By police

 

30.

15.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Oakleigh Railway Station Portman Str, Oakleigh

Assault by 2 offenders; racial abuse and threats

By police

 

31.

15.6.09

Mariyattah Basil

Computer repair business

71 A George Street Morwell

Threats to damage business

By police

 

32.

 

16.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Intersection of Waverley Street and  Electric St JACANA

Assault

By police

 

33.

16.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Princes Highway Mulgrave at Springvale Road Intersection

Assault/Attempted damage to property

By police

 

34.

16.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Warrenwood Av Hoppers Crossing

Verbal dispute/assault – victim and offender Indian in appearance

By police

 

 

 

 

35.

17.6.09

Name not given

Not given

BP Service Station-274 Diamond Creek Rd, Diamond Creek

Assault /threats to kill victim by 2 male offenders and obscenities in Hindi

By police

 

36.

 

17.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Haughton Road Clayton South

Rocks thrown at House – no damage

By police

 

37.

 

17.6.09

Name not given

Doctor at Duff Street Medical Centre

Monahans Road at Intersection with Duff Street, Cranbourne

Attempted armed robbery – offender demanded SUBUTEX drug from doctor with knife and threatened doctor, staff and police

By police

Offender arrested, charged and remanded in custody

38.

17.6.09

Name not given

Security Guard at Shopping Centre

Rear of Wyndham Shopping Centre – Sayers Road Hoppers Crossing

Assault/attempted theft

By Police

 

39.

 

17.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Preston Railway Station

Assault by offender – Victim received a chipped tooth

By police

Offender arrested and released on summons

40.

18.6.09

Name not given

Not given

In the grounds of Westall Secondary College and Westall Primary School-Rosebank Av

Assault

By police

 

41.

 

18.6.09

Name not given

Not given

St.James Avenue, Springvale

Abduction/Rape

By police

Offender is also Indian in appearance

42.

 

19.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Wilson Street, Brunswick towards Jewel railway station

2 offenders abuse female victim ‘to go back to her own country” and assault victim with bike chain

By police

 

 

43.

 

19.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Intersection Royal Av & Glen Huntly Rd,Glen Huntly

Stabbing : 3 offenders in car argue with 3 male victims walking on road and followed; knife produced and slashed at 2 victims

By police

Arrests made; Offenders and victims Indian in appearance; 2 males charged and remanded.

44.

 

19.6.09

Name not given

Not given

On tram 59 on Flemington Road

Robbery [wallet, mobile] and assault by 2 male offenders after victim refused demand for money

By police

 

45.

 

20.6.09

Name not given

Not given

Hanson Road inter section with Grand Blvd Craigieburn

Serious injury

By police

 

46.

20.6.09

Name not given

Not known

I/section of Flinders & Swanston streets

Assault

By police

 

47.

21.6.09

Name not given

Not known

Private residence, Pioneer Drive, Deer Park

Large crowd(20) of African in appearance and Pacific islander smash windows to premises; make racist remarks and threats to occupants

By police

Premises targeted  in retaliation due to an alleged fight where an African was allegedly beaten by Indian in appearance men.

48.

23.6.09

2 victims – names not given

Not known

South east side of I/S of Main Road West and Pennell Ave, St. Albans 

 

Assault and robbery by 3 males of African appearance

By police

 

49.

24.6.09

Names not given

Not given

Burwood; outside Hungry Jacks at 8 am

Assault by a group of 5 males; minor injuries sustained by one person in the group of 4 males of Indian appearance

By police

Group which was attacked tried to fight back

50.

24.6.09

Names not given

Not given

Carpark of Burwood East Shopping Centre at 2245 hrs

2 males of Indian appearance involved; one suffered cut to the head with a broken bottle

By police

Victims have refused to make statement

51.

16.9.09

Sukhdip Singh

on spouse visa; unemployed

Epping, Legend Entertainment Bar

Assault by a mob of  40 to 50 people who also verbally abused the victim.

By Police

3 others were involved in the incident who were relatives of Sukhdip and of whom two were Australian citizens of Indian origin.

52.

2.1.2010

Nitin Garg

Part time at Hungry Jacks & intern in an accounting firm

In Cruickshank park between Yaraville station and Hungry Jacks outlet at Somerville Road

 

Stabbed in stomach

By Police

 

53.

5.1.10

Rohit Kumar

Lawyer employed with legal firm (Freehills)

Public toilet in Town Hall bldg., Cnr of Collins and Swanston St

Punched in face by 2 men in 20s

By victim

 

54.

 

9.1.10

Jaspreet Singh

On Spouse visa; has franchise in a courier company

Grice Cr. in Essendon

Alleged assault by 4 to 5 offenders and who then set car on fire in which process victim also suffered extensive burn injuries

By police and victim

Reported to Police

55.

29.01.10

Javeed Pasha

Debt Collector with Dun and Bradstreet

Intersection of Balaclava and Hawthorne, around 8 pm.

Abused and assaulted by three boys aged 18 to 20, with a girl as onlooker

By victim’s wife

Police have alleged that Javeed attempted rape and may be charged accordingly

 

 

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