<p><br />Police said they are investigating the "unprovoked" bashing of the 22-year-old Indian youth who was punched in the head and had his turban removed as he slept at a bus stop yesterday.<br /><br />However, the name and other details of the Indian man has not yet been known.<br /><br />"The Yarraville man was asleep at a stop near Epping railway station in Cooper Street about 12.45 am on Sunday when a bus pulled into the depot and five males, believed to be 17 and 19 approached him," 'The Age' reported.<br /><br />Two of the five youths allegedly bashed the Indian man, while their three companions are believed to have tried to stop the assault, the report said, adding that the 60-year-bus driver and a passenger also tried to stop the attack. The five youths managed to escape from the scene.<br /><br />"The victim suffered injuries to his mouth but did not need medical attention," the Age reported. Police have appealed for any witness in connection with the incident.<br /><br />This is the latest among a series of racially- motivated attacks on Indians and students from the community.<br /><br />Around 30 Indian students were attacked in various cities from June to August.</p>.<p>Last month, an Indian student was attacked with a "plank of wood or a baseball bat" by two men which left him with 20 stitches in his head.<br /><br />The 28-year-old student was attacked by the men after he got down from a bus at Keilor Plains train station.<br /><br />In September, three Indians were "brutally bashed" by a group of around 70 youth while playing here. </p>
<p><br />Police said they are investigating the "unprovoked" bashing of the 22-year-old Indian youth who was punched in the head and had his turban removed as he slept at a bus stop yesterday.<br /><br />However, the name and other details of the Indian man has not yet been known.<br /><br />"The Yarraville man was asleep at a stop near Epping railway station in Cooper Street about 12.45 am on Sunday when a bus pulled into the depot and five males, believed to be 17 and 19 approached him," 'The Age' reported.<br /><br />Two of the five youths allegedly bashed the Indian man, while their three companions are believed to have tried to stop the assault, the report said, adding that the 60-year-bus driver and a passenger also tried to stop the attack. The five youths managed to escape from the scene.<br /><br />"The victim suffered injuries to his mouth but did not need medical attention," the Age reported. Police have appealed for any witness in connection with the incident.<br /><br />This is the latest among a series of racially- motivated attacks on Indians and students from the community.<br /><br />Around 30 Indian students were attacked in various cities from June to August.</p>.<p>Last month, an Indian student was attacked with a "plank of wood or a baseball bat" by two men which left him with 20 stitches in his head.<br /><br />The 28-year-old student was attacked by the men after he got down from a bus at Keilor Plains train station.<br /><br />In September, three Indians were "brutally bashed" by a group of around 70 youth while playing here. </p>