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Melbourne, July 5
An Indian student was attacked by a group of teenage boys who tried to snatch his money while he was walking home from his part-time job, amid Australian police's claim that assault cases against the community have come down following tough action against crime. Hervir Singh, a hospitality student, was attacked late at night in Ringwood area recently.
"Suddenly, four or five boys attacked me. They tried to snatch some money from me. I ran from there and then I called the police," he was quoted as saying by ABC.
Hervir said he was attacked while he was walking home from his part-time work. He said he was tempted to start carrying a knife to protect himself.
The incident came as Victorian Police Commander Trevor Carter, who is heading 'Operation Guardian', said that though the crime data is yet to be fully analysed, there is evidence that the number and severity of assaults and robberies have decreased.
"We're not seeing the sorts of violent crimes that we did previously, and that's right across the metropolitan area," he was quoted as saying by ABC.
"We're concentrating very much on those transport hubs. In those areas we're putting up to 100 police per night on top of what's normally there," he said .
Carter said the police has used new powers to search more than 1,000 people. "So far to date we've seized 27 weapons, and most of those have been knives," he said.
"We're also doing some work in those areas where we know the students go to work. So for instance if it's a service station or 7/11 store or they're driving taxis, we're actually out there giving them some advice about being safe. We've visited over 430-odd premises."
An Indian student was attacked by a group of teenage boys who tried to snatch his money while he was walking home from his part-time job, amid Australian police's claim that assault cases against the community have come down following tough action against crime. Hervir Singh, a hospitality student, was attacked late at night in Ringwood area recently.
"Suddenly, four or five boys attacked me. They tried to snatch some money from me. I ran from there and then I called the police," he was quoted as saying by ABC.
Hervir said he was attacked while he was walking home from his part-time work. He said he was tempted to start carrying a knife to protect himself.
The incident came as Victorian Police Commander Trevor Carter, who is heading 'Operation Guardian', said that though the crime data is yet to be fully analysed, there is evidence that the number and severity of assaults and robberies have decreased.
"We're not seeing the sorts of violent crimes that we did previously, and that's right across the metropolitan area," he was quoted as saying by ABC.
"We're concentrating very much on those transport hubs. In those areas we're putting up to 100 police per night on top of what's normally there," he said .
Carter said the police has used new powers to search more than 1,000 people. "So far to date we've seized 27 weapons, and most of those have been knives," he said.
"We're also doing some work in those areas where we know the students go to work. So for instance if it's a service station or 7/11 store or they're driving taxis, we're actually out there giving them some advice about being safe. We've visited over 430-odd premises."
