Simon Overland

• Join the police, says senior Oz cop to Indians

  After being severely criticised for advising Indian students to look "poor" to avoid attacks, Victorian Police Commissioner Simon Overland has now appealed to the community members to join his force in a bid to develop "greater trust and understanding" with them.

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  Oz Police not revealing number of Indians attacked

  Admitting that the statistics of the attacks on Indians in Australia were "problematic", Victorian police chief Simon Overland refused to release the details saying it can be "misinterpreted".

• Look poor to avoid attacks: Oz top cop to Indian students

  Victorian police chief Simon Overland has advised Indian students in Australia to keep a low profile and "try to look as poor as you can" to avoid attacks.

• Oz Police: Indians safer in Oz than at home

  Simon Overland, Victoria's Police Chief Commissioner, said Indians were far more safer in Australia than in their own country.

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  Latest attack not racially motivated: Aus police

  Victorian police chief Simon Overland on Wednesday cautioned against attaching racial overtones to all attacks on Indian students in Australia.