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The incident is being investigated by the arson and
explosives squad of police.

Police appealed for public assistance to locate the
victim's clothes, which he shed as he fled the scene.
Singh's friends said he has been living in the city on a
spouse visa.
Gautam Gupta, President of Federation of Indian Students
of Australia (FISA), said such attacks are unacceptable and
the federal Government must act against them.
"We are extremely disturbed, we have contacted the Prime
Minister's office and have suggested that they intervene, it's
high time they intervene," he said. "How many times are they
going to just dodge this issue."
Australian Deputy Premier Julia Gillard condemned the
attack on Singh, saying the "matter remains under
investigation by Victorian police and government would not
comment further until police provide more information".
"Government condemns such acts of violence in the
strongest way," she said.
The attack comes a week after the stabbing death of
21-year-old Indian graduate Nitin Garg in a Yarraville park
while he was on his way to his part-time job in a restaurant.
The body of another Indian youth, 25-year-old Ranjodh
Singh, was found in Willbriggie in the neighbouring state of
New South Wales on December 29. PTI NC
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