Murder of an Indian Student in Australia !!

I am writing this with a heavy heart. This is not the kind of start we wished for. This is not just the  muder of  an Indian Australian student it is the murder of Humanity. I do not understand that so many young people are getting killed in the most brutal way and Australian Government is silent.

Who are these people ? Why are they killing ?  How many will they kill before we standup and take action? What are they going to achieve ? What are they against ?

Are we not this much intelligent  to answer the above questions and understand the effect of such incidents or we are caught up in our little little agendas and do not care anymore?

If we do not come together and condemn and take the necessary action then these racial attacks are going to eat our beautiful Australia. Let us not kill humanity. We need to stand up and find the culprits, find the reasons behind these attacks, we need to educate and direct them.. It is lack of education, lack of direction, lack of understanding of the broader picture of life. Let us take responsibility to get rid of this evil called racism from the society to make it a fair society based on values.


Murder of an Indian Student

The murder of 21-year-old Nitin Garg as he made his way to work at a fast-food outlet in West Footscray on Saturday is the latest in a series of attacks on Indians over the past year that have provoked outrage on the subcontinent and drawn charges of racism.

Indian student Nitin Garg was on his way to work when he was stabbed.

Nitin Garg staggered into the Hungry Jack's restaurant, his upper body sliced open by a massive knife wound, knowing he was going to die.

As he pleaded with his co-workers at the restaurant to help him, his lips turned blue. He passed out and died later in hospital.

The 21-year-old Indian student had spent more than $40,000 studying accountancy in Australia and had plenty to look forward to before he was stabbed as he walked through a park in West Footscray, Melbourne, on his way to work on Saturday night


Mr Singh said: "We struggled to save up the money to send him to Australia and then, once he is there, isn't it the responsibility of the Australian Government to protect him?" Describing him as a ''well-behaved, gentle, law-abiding boy with no enemies'', Mr Singh said Mr Garg had spent most of his time with other Indian students and had few Australian friends.

Another uncle, Satish Kumar, was scathing about the Indian Government. "No one is giving us any help,'' he said. ''If India had been tougher last year, the Australians would have been forced to do something. We let them off the hook and it's Nitin who paid the price."

Australian leaders condemned the attacks. The Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, said overseas students were welcome. ''We unreservedly condemn this kind of violence against anyone,'' she said.

The Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, said Mr Garg's murder was ''tragic'' but rejected suggestions Australia was an intolerant society.

A short history of violence

Nitin Garg, 21, Newport, January 2. Fatally stabbed on his way to work.

Unnamed, 23, November 29, 2009, Footscray. An Indian student from Bundoora. He was stabbed 14 times after being asked for 20 cents by two teenagers. A 15-year-old from Melbourne's western suburbs was later charged.

Kamal Jit, 23, St Albans, June 6, 2009. Knocked unconscious while walking home from a train station.

Vikrant Rajesh Ratan, 22, Springvale, June 7, 2009. Mr Ratan's car was set on fire while it was parked near his local train station.

Nardeep Singh, 21, Dandenong, June 2, 2009. He was slashed by an assailant with a Stanley knife.

Shravan Kumar, 25, Hadfield, May 23, 2009. A 17-year-old youth was charged with three counts of attempted murder after Mr Kumar was repeatedly stabbed with a screwdriver at a party.

Baljinder Singh, 25, Carnegie, May 25, 2009. Stabbed as he walked home.

Sourabh Sharma, 21, Hoppers Crossing, May 16, 2009. Bashed on a train. Two teenagers from Hoopers Crossing, aged 16 and 18, were arrested.
Sukhraj Singh, Sunshine, December 2008. Left in a coma for weeks after being bashed in an Indian supermarket.
Jalvinder Singh, April 2008. The student and taxi driver was stabbed by a passenger.

Kanan Kharbanda, March 2008, Sunshine. Partially blinded during an attack at a railway station.

Dr Zhongjun Cao, Footscray, January 2008. The academic was bashed to death by a gang who mistook him for an Indian.