Body believed to be of missing Indian found in Australia

Natasha Chaku

Melbourne, Oct 7 (PTI) A body believed to be that of a
missing Indian businessman has been found in Victoria state
while a man of "Indian or Asian appearance" was Wednesday
stabbed and kicked to the ground by a group of attackers here.

The body believed to be that of Pardeep Kumar, an Indian
businessman, missing for last two weeks was found in Victoria
state Tuesday. Kumar, 33, was last seen in Mildura Library
on September 25 where he went for a business meeting.

Meanwhile, a 28-year old man described by a witness as
one of 'Indian or Asian appearance' was stabbed in a brawl
near Melbourne's busiest intersections.

A Victoria Police spokesman said the victim was taken to
the hospital with a non life-threatening single stab wound.

He said there were believed to be five attackers of
'Asian appearance' involved in the incident who later jumped
on a tram heading for Box Hill, the Age newspaper said.

An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman, meanwhile said around
10 people were involved in the brawl, who stabbed and kicked
the victim to the ground.

Police arrested three men suspected to be involved in
the attack. A witness told the paper that "a man of Indian or
Asian appearance," believed to be the victim, was sitting on
the ground propped against a shop front.

However, it could not be confirmed immediately whether
the victim was an Indian. (MORE) PTI