Another Indian`s body found in Oz, as officials ready to meet

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Jan 5 (PTI) A second incident of a possible
fatal attack on an Indian came to light today with a body
found in southern Australia last week identified as that of an
Indian, even as officials from both countries prepare to meet
to defuse the tension following the murder of a migrant here.
A partially-burnt body found last week in Australia's New
South Wales province is believed to be of a 25-year old Indian
national, police said on Tuesday, in what might be the second
fatality in a slew of vicious attacks on Indians.
The body found on a roadside near Griffith on December 29
is however yet to be formally identified and Australian
officers are in touch with the man's family in India and the
Indian Consulate to help with identification, the New South
Wales Police Force said in a statement.
The incident was reported close on the heels of murder of
Nitin Garg, a 21-year old Indian in Melbourne on Sunday -- the
first Indian casualty in a series of attacks on the community
in the country, that drew a sharp reaction from India.
Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna "reminded"
Australia of the economic fallout of such attacks as he asked
the country to take strong action to punish the culprits.
Indian diplomats here are expected to meet Australian
officials in a bid to defuse diplomatic tension between
Canberra and New Delhi after the murder.
Indian High Commissioner in Canberra Sujatha Singh would
be meeting Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials
soon, V K Sharma, deputy high commissioner said. (MORE) PTI