India, April 11 -- The Indian Consulate in Australia's Melbourne was reportedly once again targeted in an act of vandalism, prompting the Indian High Commission in Canberra to raise the issue with Australian authorities on Friday.

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...