India has lodged a strong protest with Australia against racist e-mails by their police officers against Indians. The External Affair Ministry on Saturday summoned the Australian High Commissioner in Delhi Peter Verghese and handed over a demarche to him conveying India's resentment and concern over the issue.He was asked about the action taken by his government against the Police officers involved in racist email scandal.New Delhi had made it clear that such an entrenched bias among sections of law enforcers towards the Indian community is a matter of serious concern and such behavior and attitudes have no place in any society.New Delhi also said that Australia should take effective measures to address concerns regarding the safety of all people of Indian origin in Australia.External Affairs Minister S. M Krishna had directed his ministry to seek explanation from Peter Varghese after emails containing racial slurs against Indians by top Australian police officers were made public by their media. Krishna has said that implication of Australian Police officers in such behaviour is a matter of serious concern.The High Commissioner said that his government has already condemned the incident and handed over copies of the statements made by the Premier of Victoria and the Chief Commissioner of the Victoria Police in this regard.