Two students from Punjab and Madhya Pradesh have become the latest victims of attacks on Indians in Australia when they were assaulted by a group of men separately, even as Canberra assured New Delhi of the safety and security of Indians.
Gaurav Kakkar, a student of a hairdressing course, was attacked by a group of men when he was talking to his family in Punjab's Ferozpur from a local telephone booth.
"I was attacked by a group of men on Friday. I don't even know how many were there as they sprayed capsicum spray into my eyes. I could not see anything and few of them grabbed me from behind and started hitting me," Kakkar told PTI.
"They dragged me to some other place where they threw chilli flakes into my mouth and my eyes and nose," he said.
Kakkar said he called up the police for help after the attackers left the scene who also took his wallet.
Kakkar was then taken to hospital and was discharged two days later.
Mohit, a student from Indore, was attacked from behind with a beer bottle on his head and beaten up with a baseball bat on his waist and leg by the four youths on Friday, sources said.
The attacks came hours after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd assured visiting External Affairs Minister S M Krishna that every Indian student in the country would be protected.
