Days after a 21-year-old Indian was stabbed to death here, the Australian police today said that a partially-charred body of another youth from the country was found in New South Wales, even as Canberra asked New Delhi not to whip up “hysteria” over such incidents.
The body of the 25-year-old victim was found on a roadside near Griffith in New South Wales on December 29. The police are yet to name the man but they are in touch with his family in India to help with identification.
The incident came amid diplomatic efforts by both countries to ease strains in ties over frequent attacks on Indians.
Media reports said the youth could be the victim of a labour dispute as there had been a rise in Indian students working as contract labourers in western NSW and there were complaints that they were being exploited and underpaid.
Acting Foreign Minister Simon Crean said there was no evidence to suggest the attack on Nitin Garg, was racially- motivated.