Only days after the previous assault, a 28 year old Indian student was attacked in the north-west of Melbourne where reportedly the student after getting off a bus at Keilor Plains train station at 12.15 am Tuesday was approached by two men who asked for cigarettes.

After obliging them both, when he turned,he  was hit over the head at least six times with what he believes was a plank of wood or a baseball bat, The Age newspaper reported, and  laid there unconscious until he was spotted.

Cop Kevin Squires  described the attack as irresponsible although he declined to comment on the racist facet of the incident. “They seemed to be hanging around the station just looking for someone,” he said. “They just kept whacking him at the back of the head.” This comes a week after John Bramby condemned the recent assaults by Aussie hotheads.

Only a week earlier, an Indian cab driver was assaulted by Essendon footballer Michael Hurley, 19, after he got miffed by fare issue on Hoddle Street.

While Indians are continually becoming targeted, India retains a soft corner for the Australian counterpart. Australia is a favourite destination for Indian film-makers. Two of last year’s biggest hits, “Bachna Ae Haseeno” and “Singh is Kinng”, were shot

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has condemned the recent spate of attacks on

Obviously, such perpetration must be stopped immediately if peace need be restored on the global front. Most affected are the Indian students on whose minds fear is fast gaining pace.

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