PTI

New Delhi, Jun 2: Even as the Australian government continues to promise strict action against those who attack Indians in their backyard, a television report suggests that another attack took place in Melbourne on 20-year-old Nardeep Singh, who was on his way to attend college.

The victim of the attack, who came to Australia just a month back, hails from Ludhiana. He is a nursing student at the Chisholm Technical Institute in the city and was attacked on his way to college on Tuesday (June 2) morning.

He was reportedly assaulted by at least 5 men, which included two Australians. He was attacked at a car park, where these 5 men asked him for cigarettes. When he replied that he was a non-smoker, the group asked him for money. When Nardeep refused to give them, one of the attackers stabbed him in his chest.

Nardeep, however, escaped further assaults and reached the police station, where his statement was recorded. Nardeep's roommate said that he was stabbed, which was followed by excessive bleeding. Nardeep is currently under observation in a Melbourne hospital.