Indian Consulate In Melbourne Defaced Again, High Commission Raises Issue With Australia

The incident, reported by The Australia Today, is the latest in the series of provocations at the Melbourne consulate, which has previously been defaced with slogans.

According to Victoria Police, the latest act of vandalism took place around 1:00 am on Thursday. “Officers believe the front entry of the building was graffitied overnight, sometime between Wednesday and Thursday. An investigation into the damage remains ongoing,” news agency PTI quoted a police spokesperson as saying.

The Indian High Commission reacted to the incident publicly in a post on X on Friday, confirming that it had taken up the matter with local authorities.