Oz police working on leads in murder of Indian student

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Jan 8 (PTI) Detectives in Australia have said
they are working on some leads in the stabbing death of an
Indian student here and are keen to talk a person who jumped
into a taxi near the murder spot that night.
Detective Inspector Bernie Edwards, of the homicide
squad, said police have some leads and have set up an
information caravan at the scene in Yarraville.
"Irrespective of what is going on in the media here and
overseas, it's a straight-out murder and that's how we are
treating it," he was quoted as saying by media here.
Police are keen to talk to a person who got into a taxi
at about 9.50 pm on Saturday opposite the Hungry Jack's
restaurant where victim Nitin Garg worked part-time. They also
want the taxi driver to contact them. Garg was stabbed on way
to the eatery. The murder weapon has not been found.
Acting Premier Rob Hulls and Police Deputy Commissioner
Kieran Walshe met Indian High Commissioner Sujatha Singh and
Consul General Anita Nayar to discuss the issue on Thursday.
"I assured (the high commissioner) that police were doing
everything within their power to find the perpetrator of this
heinous crime," Hulls said.
Walshe said Singh had "indicated a concern regarding
Indian nationals in Australia" but had not suggested that she
believed Garg's murder was driven by racism.
Meanwhile, using their new powers to 'stop and search'
for concealed arms, police have seized weapons like knives and
machete at Footscray railway station on Thursday. MORE PTI