Melbourne: An Indian taxi driver was assaulted on Friday in the Australian city of Ballarat by a passenger, police said.
The 24-year-old taxi driver, who was verbally abused by the passenger, sought refuge at a Ballarat service station at about 2.15 a.m.
The passenger followed the driver into the service station and allegedly assaulted him, AAP quoted a police spokeswoman as saying.
The taxi was damaged in the incident, she said.
A 48-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is in police custody.
The taxi driver was not seriously injured in the attack.
"We are monitoring the situation almost on a daily basis. The gurudwara incident was very unfortunate as was the incident of the attack on a cab driver. We hope that Australia does get its act together. The Government has already issued an advisory and the visa rate has dropped" — Minister of State for External Affairs, Preneet Kaur to CNN-IBN
There have been a string of attacks on Indians in Australia, causing an outcry in India. Two of the vicious attacks proved fatal. While Ranjodh Singh's body was found on December 29, another Indian, Nitin Garg, was fatally stabbed in Melbourne on January 2. An Indian was set on fire in Melbourne Jan 9 while another Indian was assaulted at Coogee beach in Sydney on January 11.
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