Nepali among S Asian students denied entry into Australian bar

MELBOURNE, Jan 16: Three Indians were among a group of six South Asians who were denied entry by a bar here in what is being described by them as "a case of racism", amid a slew of attacks on students from the community in Australia.



"We had gone to the bar to throw a farewell party for one of our friends, Abhishek Aggarwal, who is about to leave for India on Wednesday," said Sujan Pathak, a Nepali citizen who was part of the group. [break]



However, he said the youths, all in their mid-20s, were turned away by the Melbourne Center Lion Hotel bar without giving any explanation.



The group of friends -- three Indians and three Nepalese -- just wanted to know the reason for this and contacted police who refused to help them.

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