Anger and frustration over brutal attack on Indian students in Melbourne

A group of Indian origin men have been left traumatized after a brutal attack by a group of masked thugs who broke into their house at St Albans in Melbourne. One of the victims remained in the ICU for the critical injuries he suffered.

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The victims who are international students from India were assaulted by a gang of 10 masked intruders who allegedly broke into their house at St Albans in Melbourne's north-west.  

One of the residents, Randeep Singh told SBS Punjabi's Preetinder Singh Grewal that the attackers were armed with guns, rods and bats.

“They broke into the house and brutally attacked my friend Anish Soni and the other housemates. I was not at home at that time,” said Mr Singh.

“Anish was attacked in the kitchen, and other two were attacked in the bedroom.”

"The thugs told Anish to lie down on the floor and then they hit him with the pistol. His face was covered with a jacket.”

“Anish was bleeding profusely. He was taken to the hospital ICU where he was treated for several injuries including few broken bones.”

“It was a nightmare, something we watched in the movies. They tied everyone with the clear plastic tape before fleeing away."

“My younger brother who came to Australia just 20 days ago is scared to death.”

Indian international students attacked in Melbourne Source: Supplied

“With the fear of living in the same house, we packed our belongings and went to local Sikh temple. Our friends were very kind to get us to their home afterwards,” said Mr Singh.

“My housemates provided them with all our belongings including iPad and phones. But the attackers were brutal and they kept on kicking their faces leaving them injured and traumatized.”

“We are able to trace our iPhones in a house a few kilometers away from our St Albans home. For two days our phone was ‘on’ and ringing. We informed Police about it, but we are not sure if they acted on this lead.”

“It is very frustrating that Police didn’t inform us if they were able to nab anyone based on our information."

"We are really angry and frustrated with the way things are! Many similar incidents have been reported from this area. Now we are scared to death and we don't want to live in this area anymore," said Mr Singh. 

Victoria Police have told SBS Punjabi that the investigation remains ongoing and no arrests have been made so far.

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