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THE Indian media have all but ignored a murder allegedly committed by three of the country's own citizens, in marked contrast to the hysterical coverage of allegedly racist attacks on Indian nationals in Australia.
Fruit-picker Ranjodh Singh was believed to be alive when he was allegedly set on fire near the NSW Riverina town of Griffith on December 29.
Three Indian nationals faced court yesterday charged over Singh's murder after police arrested the third suspect, a 25-year-old man, in Wagga Wagga.
Gurpreet Singh, 23, and his wife, Harpreet Kaur Bullar, 20, faced Sutherland Local Court, and Harpreet Singh appeared in Wagga Wagga Local Court. Neither Gurpreet Singh nor Ms Bullar applied for bail. They were arrested by NSW homicide squad detectives on Thursday.
The killing has drawn little attention in India. The widely watched television network Times Now, which has accused Australian police and government officials of apathy in the face of attacks on Indians, featured extensive coverage of the alleged murder of Nitin Garg on January 2 on its website. A search of Garg's name revealed seven news items. These included footage with headlines such as "Attack Racist in Nature" and "Enough is Enough -- When will the Australian government wake up?"
A website search revealed only one mention of the Singh murder.
Times Now editorial director Hector Kenneth told The Weekend Australian there had been coverage of Singh's murder, but the footage had been "purged" as part of regular updating.
"The story was featured prominently on the network the day of the incident," he said.
The allegation that Singh was murdered by fellow Indians was not revealed until this week.
Mr Kenneth said reports on Garg's death were a "priority" item on the site following talks between Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith and his Indian counterpart, S.M. Krishna. "Both the incidents reflected equally strongly in our coverage, and there is no bias in any way," he said.
Indian media ignore killing | The Australian
Fruit-picker Ranjodh Singh was believed to be alive when he was allegedly set on fire near the NSW Riverina town of Griffith on December 29.
Three Indian nationals faced court yesterday charged over Singh's murder after police arrested the third suspect, a 25-year-old man, in Wagga Wagga.
Gurpreet Singh, 23, and his wife, Harpreet Kaur Bullar, 20, faced Sutherland Local Court, and Harpreet Singh appeared in Wagga Wagga Local Court. Neither Gurpreet Singh nor Ms Bullar applied for bail. They were arrested by NSW homicide squad detectives on Thursday.
The killing has drawn little attention in India. The widely watched television network Times Now, which has accused Australian police and government officials of apathy in the face of attacks on Indians, featured extensive coverage of the alleged murder of Nitin Garg on January 2 on its website. A search of Garg's name revealed seven news items. These included footage with headlines such as "Attack Racist in Nature" and "Enough is Enough -- When will the Australian government wake up?"
A website search revealed only one mention of the Singh murder.
Times Now editorial director Hector Kenneth told The Weekend Australian there had been coverage of Singh's murder, but the footage had been "purged" as part of regular updating.
"The story was featured prominently on the network the day of the incident," he said.
The allegation that Singh was murdered by fellow Indians was not revealed until this week.
Mr Kenneth said reports on Garg's death were a "priority" item on the site following talks between Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith and his Indian counterpart, S.M. Krishna. "Both the incidents reflected equally strongly in our coverage, and there is no bias in any way," he said.
Indian media ignore killing | The Australian
