An Indian taxi driver was assaulted on Friday in Australia. The attacker was detained and sentenced to three months' in jail. New Delhi, meanwhile, saw a protest against a fire at a gurdwara in Melbourne. The taxi driver, was verbally abused by a passenger in Ballarat in Victoria province. The driver tried to take refuge at a service station at about 2 a.m. The passenger then followed the driver into the service station and allegedly assaulted him.
Image: Relatives of Nitin Garg, a 21-year-old Indian graduate who was killed in Australia, mourn as they stand next to his body at Jagraon, India, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. Garg was stabbed in the abdomen on Jan. 2 while on his way to fast food restaurant where he worked part-time, a local news agency reported. (AP Photo)