<p>According to a local newspaper Dandenong Leader, police said the man was walking to Sandown Park rail station about 6:40 am when four teenage males on bikes approached him, three with baseball bats.<br /><br />One asked him “Buddy, are you Indian?” police official Jo Hayden said the man was hit from behind, fell and was kicked while lying on the ground.Two passers-by took the man home, she said. He was bruised and had a large cut on his nose. He told the police his attackers looked about 15-16 years old. Federation of Indian Association of Victoria president Vasan Srinivasan said he was surprised about the attack which took place in eastern suburb which is considered to be multicultural.<br /><br />The newspaper quoted Hayden as saying that another Indian was attacked on Tuesday last, but refused to comment if it was racially motivated. The 39-year-old was walking home about 6pm along Moncur Ave in Springvale. The police said he was punched to the ground from behind and kicked while on the ground.</p>
<p>According to a local newspaper Dandenong Leader, police said the man was walking to Sandown Park rail station about 6:40 am when four teenage males on bikes approached him, three with baseball bats.<br /><br />One asked him “Buddy, are you Indian?” police official Jo Hayden said the man was hit from behind, fell and was kicked while lying on the ground.Two passers-by took the man home, she said. He was bruised and had a large cut on his nose. He told the police his attackers looked about 15-16 years old. Federation of Indian Association of Victoria president Vasan Srinivasan said he was surprised about the attack which took place in eastern suburb which is considered to be multicultural.<br /><br />The newspaper quoted Hayden as saying that another Indian was attacked on Tuesday last, but refused to comment if it was racially motivated. The 39-year-old was walking home about 6pm along Moncur Ave in Springvale. The police said he was punched to the ground from behind and kicked while on the ground.</p>