<p>Dhondy has urged Indians in Australia to take matters into their own hands, The Age reported Thursday.<br /><br />"There really has to be some form of retaliation from the Indian community as a whole. India has to stand up," he told ABC Radio. <br /><br />Rudd said Australia was a law-abiding nation. "The laws are there for a purpose and that is for all citizens to adhere to them," he was quoted as saying by The Age.<br /><br />When asked what message he had for anyone who took the law into their own hands, Rudd said: "People should not".<br /><br />The four Indians were attacked by a group outside a bar in Epping Saturday and the attackers told the victims "You Indians, just go back to your country". <br /><br />The attack comes as Victoria's Premier John Brumby prepares to go on a mission to India to help repair Australia's reputation. <br /><br />The victims say they were bashed by up to 70 people in a car park in High Street at Epping Saturday night. <br /><br />But the police say there were only four or five offenders, although there were another 15 people making racist comments. <br /><br />There have been a string of attacks on Indian students since May this year. The attacks have caused an uproar in India. <br /><br />India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna was assured by Canberra that students from India would be taken care of. The latest attack takes place after a brief lull in such incidents in which the victims maintain that the assaults were racially motivated. <br /><br />The brother-in-law of two of the victims, Onkar Singh, had told ABC's AM programme that his relatives have suffered serious injuries. <br /><br />"Sukhdip got very badly injured in that, and Gurdeep has his jaw broken, and Mukhtair's (the uncle) shoulder is broken," he was quoted as saying. <br /><br />"When the attack happened there was a lot of people, about 70 and they might have run away or something because they can all see the whole car park was full with them."</p>
<p>Dhondy has urged Indians in Australia to take matters into their own hands, The Age reported Thursday.<br /><br />"There really has to be some form of retaliation from the Indian community as a whole. India has to stand up," he told ABC Radio. <br /><br />Rudd said Australia was a law-abiding nation. "The laws are there for a purpose and that is for all citizens to adhere to them," he was quoted as saying by The Age.<br /><br />When asked what message he had for anyone who took the law into their own hands, Rudd said: "People should not".<br /><br />The four Indians were attacked by a group outside a bar in Epping Saturday and the attackers told the victims "You Indians, just go back to your country". <br /><br />The attack comes as Victoria's Premier John Brumby prepares to go on a mission to India to help repair Australia's reputation. <br /><br />The victims say they were bashed by up to 70 people in a car park in High Street at Epping Saturday night. <br /><br />But the police say there were only four or five offenders, although there were another 15 people making racist comments. <br /><br />There have been a string of attacks on Indian students since May this year. The attacks have caused an uproar in India. <br /><br />India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna was assured by Canberra that students from India would be taken care of. The latest attack takes place after a brief lull in such incidents in which the victims maintain that the assaults were racially motivated. <br /><br />The brother-in-law of two of the victims, Onkar Singh, had told ABC's AM programme that his relatives have suffered serious injuries. <br /><br />"Sukhdip got very badly injured in that, and Gurdeep has his jaw broken, and Mukhtair's (the uncle) shoulder is broken," he was quoted as saying. <br /><br />"When the attack happened there was a lot of people, about 70 and they might have run away or something because they can all see the whole car park was full with them."</p>
