Melbourne:
Members of Indian community have expressed shock over the death of three-year-old toddler who went missing from his house in Melbourne.
Victorian state police said a toddler's body, which has not yet been formally identified, matched the description of Gurshan Singh Kaurchanna who went missing from Lalor suburb.
A massive search operation for the killer has been launched after the death is described as a murder. However, no suspects have been identified till now, according to latest media reports.
Expressing shock, Primus chief Ravi Bhatia said, "The killing of baby Gurshan is a heinous crime and a very sad matter and our thoughts are with the family.
The Indian-Australian community is doing every thing it can to provide emotional and material support to the family in this difficult period.
Commenting on the latest incident, Gautam Gupta of FISA (Federation of Indian Students of Australia) stressed on the need to look into the tragedy rather than focusing on how the incident will affect the Indo-Australian ties.
Indian consul general in Melbourne Anita Nayar was informed about the tragedy last night by the authorities.
Nayar also expressed her shock and grief over the incident.
Meanwhile, police had already done forensic examination. However, they could not give any details of the cause of the death. They are scheduled to do a toxicology test now.