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Press Trust of India, Wednesday November 18, 2009, Melbourne

Terming the street crime against Indians as "cowardly" and "despicable", a Victorian court today handed out long imprisonment sentences to attackers of an Indian origin doctor. Haikerwal State County Court Judge Joe Gullaci today jailed 20-year-old Alfer Azzopardi who bashed Mukesh Hairkerwal with serious blows with a baseball bat, for 18-and-a-half years with a minimum of 13-and-a-half years, media reports said today. Former chief of

Who is Dr Mukesh Haikerwal?

NDTV Correspondent, Wednesday November 18, 2009, Melbourne

Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, 48, is an Australian General Practitioner and a former president of the Australian Medical Association. When he took over unopposed in 2005, he was, at 44, one of the youngest to have held the post. Haikerwal is also well-known for his contribution to the cause of public health.