An Indian student, pursuing a master\u2019s degree at the University of Tasmania, remains in a medically-induced coma following an alleged assault in Australia earlier this month. The student in his 20s was rushed to the Royal Hobart Hospital soon after the attack which took place at around 4:20 a.m. on November 5 at a precinct in Tasmania, Sydney-based broadcaster, SBS reported. His right lung reportedly collapsed and he had to undergo brain surgery, a procedure lasting several hours.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the incident, police took 25-year-old Benjamin Dodge Collings into custody, and charged him with criminal code assault \u2014 an offence carrying a maximum sentence of 21 years in prison. Collings was granted a magistrate bail and he is scheduled to return to court on December 4. Police told SBS Hindi that there is no evidence to suggest that the incident was racially motivated.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe person charged has been set out on bail whereas the poor man is fighting for his life,\u201d Germanjit Singh Gill, a resident, posted on a Facebook group, \u2018Indians in Tasmania\u2019. \u201cSomeone assaulted our brother for no reason, and we can\u2019t even ask questions? We are harnessing community support to help the victim,\u201d Gill said. The victim\u2019s friends said that his family back in Assam do not have passports to travel to Australia. The University of Tasmania\u2019s Media Director, Ben Wild, said they have been in regular touch with the family and have assigned a manager to the case, along with translators, liaison, accommodation and other support, SBS Hindi reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe case has gone through the court system as well and we are very limited in what we can say,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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