Indian-origin man brutally attacked with machete in Australia

A 33-year-old Indian-origin man was brutally attacked with a machete by a group of teenagers in Australia, leaving him with multiple injuries, including a nearly severed hand.

Saurabh Anand was approached by the teenage boys from behind when he was walking home on July 19 after picking up medicines at a pharmacy at Central Square Shopping Centre in Altona Meadows, Melbourne, according to media reports and police.

They shoved him to the ground before viciously attacking him, The Age newspaper reported.

One of the teenagers had his hands in Mr. Anand’s pockets, rummaging for valuables.