Melbourne:
In Australia, Indian students are asking for greater police protection following a second night of protests in Sydney late on Tuesday night.
About 70 students blocked off a street in the western Sydney suburb of Harris Park late on Tuesday night. Students claim the police are still not doing enough to protect them.
Two Australian men have been arrested. One of them, has been charged with being in possession of a weapon and will appear at a court later this month.
Meanwhile the Australian police has gone on a damage control mode. They have announced a major crackdown on 'street robberies' across Melbourne.
Chief Commissioner Simon Overland announced high-visibility operations targeting a number of trouble spots in and around Sunshine, St Albans, Thomastown and the Clayton and Dandenong area. Overland further said that it was important to note the rise in robberies, particularly involving Indian students, and it was not just a police issue.
The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has also reacted saying, "It's unacceptable for anyone to commit an act of violence against any student of any ethnicity anywhere in Australia. I fully support hardline measures in response to any act of violence towards any student anywhere - Indian or otherwise."
About 70 students blocked off a street in the western Sydney suburb of Harris Park late on Tuesday night. Students claim the police are still not doing enough to protect them.
Two Australian men have been arrested. One of them, has been charged with being in possession of a weapon and will appear at a court later this month.
Meanwhile the Australian police has gone on a damage control mode. They have announced a major crackdown on 'street robberies' across Melbourne.
Chief Commissioner Simon Overland announced high-visibility operations targeting a number of trouble spots in and around Sunshine, St Albans, Thomastown and the Clayton and Dandenong area. Overland further said that it was important to note the rise in robberies, particularly involving Indian students, and it was not just a police issue.
The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has also reacted saying, "It's unacceptable for anyone to commit an act of violence against any student of any ethnicity anywhere in Australia. I fully support hardline measures in response to any act of violence towards any student anywhere - Indian or otherwise."
