An Indian student was racially assaulted in a jam-packed bus here by three youths who repeatedly hit him and threw chicken pieces at him, in yet another attack on Indians which came to light this week.
Rajan Kumar Katkam, 24, a graphics student, filed a case with the office of Victims of Crime following the incident which forced him to defer his studies.
“I was travelling on a bus from Frankston when three apparently drunk youths started harassing me,” Rajan said, adding that one of them hit him while the others threw chicken pieces at him.
According to Rajan, who is returning home next month, “They said that black people want to be equal and that's why they are getting bashed.”
No one has been charged so far over the incident which took place in February though the case was filed immediately and police have video footage of the incident.
“The ordeal lasted 45 minutes and no one came to my rescue except one old lady who asked those boys to stop it,” Rajan said. She was told to shut up.
Rajan is returning home next month due to health issues he claim occurred after the incident. President of Federation of Indian Association of Victoria, Vasan Srinivasan, said “Rajan has developed neck and hand movement problems. We have requested his college to defer his course by a year.' PTI
