&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Indian-origin man brutally attacked with machete in Australia's Melbourne, four teenagers held")
Four out of five teenagers have been arrested days after they brutally attacked an Indian-origin man with a machete while he was on his way home from a pharmacy in Australia's Melbourne. The 33-year-old victim, identified as Saurabh Anand, was severely injured, including a nearly severed hand, which was later reattached, according to a report by the Australian Today
As per the report, on July 19, around 7:30 pm, after Saurabh received medicines from a pharmacy at the Central Square Shopping Centre in Altona Meadows, suddenly five teenagers surrounded him while he was on a phone call with his friend. One of them looked for the victim's pockets while another hit him in the head till he fell to the ground. In the meantime, a third teenager took out a knife and allegedly placed it on the neck of Saurabh.
The victim stated that his immediate response was to raise his arm as a defence. "While I was trying to protect myself, the machete just went through my wrist. The second attack went through my hand. The third went through the bone," he told The Age.
They also attacked him with a machete on his shoulder and back, causing him a fractured spine and several broken bones. "All I remember is the pain, and my hand was hanging by a thread," he said.
Saurabh managed to escape and made a phone call for help amid severe pain. Later, he was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors primarily thought they would have to cut off his hand. However, they managed to reattach his hand.
Indian student assaulted and racially abused
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In a similar incident, an Indian student was allegedly brutally assaulted and racially abused by a group of unidentified men after a dispute occurred over a car parking issue in Australia last week.
The incident occurred near Kintore Avenue when the victim, identified as Charanpreet Singh, was out to see the city's light displays with his wife in their car at around 9.22 pm, reported The Australian Today.
