Admitting that the statistics of the attacks on Indians in Australia were 'problematic,' Victorian police chief Simon Overland has refused to release the details saying it can be 'misinterpreted.'
India termed as "ridiculous" the suggestion by Victorian police chief Simon Overland that Indian students in Australia should keep a low profile and "try to look as poor as you can" to avoid attacks.
Widespread racist e-mails have been found to be in circulation within the ranks of the Victorian police, already battling allegations of being slow to curb rising hate crimes against Indians.
Conceding that there were "some" racist attacks on Indian students in Australia, the Victorian police chief on Thursday cautioned against "hysterical" response to such assaults as it could lead to more violence.
Victoria's top cop said on Wednesday that crime against Indians was a problem which was noticed by police two years ago. Indians are over-represented in robbery statistics and there is a racist element to some attacks, Chief Commissioner Simon Overland said, according to media reports in Melbourne.
Rattled by the first act of retaliation by the Indian community in Melbourne following racial attacks on them, Australian authorities on Tuesday asked Indian students to disband their patrol groups and "let the police do their jobs."
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