Melbourne, July 27 -- In a shocking incident, a 33-year-old Indian-origin man was brutally attacked with a machete by a group of teenagers in Melbourne's Altona Meadows, marking the second such violent assault that came to light against Indians in Australia within a week.

Saurabh Anand was ambushed by five teenagers around 7.30 pm on Saturday, July 19, while he was walking home after buying medicines from a pharmacy at the Central Square Shopping Centre, Australia Today reported.

Anand recalled that he was on a phone call when he noticed a flicker of movement beside him. "I didn't hear a sound," he said, Australia Today quoted The Age.

According to the report, one of the boys began searching his pockets, while another started punching ...