Australian authorities Thursday arrested a married couple over the death of an Indian Sikh man, whose partially burnt body was found dumped by the roadside in the New South Wales Riverina in December last.
A 23-year-old man and his spouse aged 20, who were not identified, were arrested over Ranjodh Singh's killing at two addresses in Sans Souci in Sydney's south just after 11 a.m. (0000 GMT), police said.
"Today we have arrested a married couple in connection with Ranjodh Singh's murder. They will be charged for Singh's murder," NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch said.
The victim's body was found beside Wilga Road, Willbriggie, near Griffith, on December 29. He was last seen on the streets of Griffith the night before his corpse was found.
The 25-year-old Sikh, a seasonal contract worker, had recently moved to Wagga Wagga but was staying in Griffith to pick pumpkins and was living in a shared house with other farm workers from India.
As Singh's face was badly burnt, police had to release photos of his ring, earring and iron bangle in a bid to identify him.
Reports suggest Singh's murder was most probably because of a money dispute with his Indian contractor who is thought to have owed a handful of pumpkin pickers, including Singh, $9,000.
Four Indian Youths Attacked
In fresh incidents of attacks against Indians Down Under, four youths, including three cabbies, were attacked in two separate incidents in Brisbane, Queensland.
The latest attacks against Indians were 10th in this month.
Sky News reported one of the cabbies describing how he was punched and dragged from his taxi.
Indian cabbies, accounting for over 70 per cent of the cab driving jobs, are said to be more prone to such attacks.
In a separate incident, a 23-year-old pizza delivery youth was bashed up with a cricket bat and robbed of his money while making a delivery in Brisbane.
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