<p>An Indian-origin man was brutally attacked by a group of teenagers with a machete in Australia's Melbourne on July 19.</p><p>Saurabh Anand (33) was left seriously injured with an almost severed hand, <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/all-i-remember-is-the-pain-man-who-almost-lost-hand-in-machete-slashing-recounts-brutal-attack-20250726-p5mhz2.html">according</a> to The Age.</p><p>He was ambushed by five teenagers while he was returning from a pharmacy at Central Square Shopping Centre in Altona Meadows.</p><p>Saurabh told the publication that he was on a phone call with a friend when he saw a flicker of movement around him.</p><p>He said, "I didn't hear a sound." He said that the boys surrounded him, rummaging through his pockets in search of any valuables and another punched him repeatedly in the head until he fell to the ground. </p><p>A third teenager pulled a machete near his throat. </p><p>"My instinctive reaction was to bring my arm up to protect my face and wrist. While I was trying to protect myself, the machete just went through my wrist. The second attack went through my hand. The third went through the bone," the publication quoted him as saying.</p>.'Go home brown c**t': Swaminarayan Temple in Australia defaced with hateful graffiti.<p>Saurabh was also stabbed in the shoulder and back. He suffered a fractured spine, broken bones in his arm and head injuries.</p><p>From his hospital bed he said, "I was just trying to survive. All I remember is the pain and my hand was…hanging by a thread."</p><p>Seriously injured and covered in blood, Saurabh begged for help from passersby.</p><p>"I saw someone and I just yelled out, ‘I’ve been attacked. Please help me'," Saurabh told the publication.</p><p>People came to his help and he was rushed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where doctors initially thought that amputating his left arm is the only option.</p><p>However, by inserting screws in his wrist and hand, the surgeons were able to reattach his hand after a long emergency surgery.</p><p>"The doctors say my injuries are so severe that they’re unsure how this is going to go. I cannot move my hand…All I feel in it is pain," Saurabh told the publication.</p><p>The police arrested four teenage boys in connection with the brutal attack and a search for the fifth suspect was on. </p>
<p>An Indian-origin man was brutally attacked by a group of teenagers with a machete in Australia's Melbourne on July 19.</p><p>Saurabh Anand (33) was left seriously injured with an almost severed hand, <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/all-i-remember-is-the-pain-man-who-almost-lost-hand-in-machete-slashing-recounts-brutal-attack-20250726-p5mhz2.html">according</a> to The Age.</p><p>He was ambushed by five teenagers while he was returning from a pharmacy at Central Square Shopping Centre in Altona Meadows.</p><p>Saurabh told the publication that he was on a phone call with a friend when he saw a flicker of movement around him.</p><p>He said, "I didn't hear a sound." He said that the boys surrounded him, rummaging through his pockets in search of any valuables and another punched him repeatedly in the head until he fell to the ground. </p><p>A third teenager pulled a machete near his throat. </p><p>"My instinctive reaction was to bring my arm up to protect my face and wrist. While I was trying to protect myself, the machete just went through my wrist. The second attack went through my hand. The third went through the bone," the publication quoted him as saying.</p>.'Go home brown c**t': Swaminarayan Temple in Australia defaced with hateful graffiti.<p>Saurabh was also stabbed in the shoulder and back. He suffered a fractured spine, broken bones in his arm and head injuries.</p><p>From his hospital bed he said, "I was just trying to survive. All I remember is the pain and my hand was…hanging by a thread."</p><p>Seriously injured and covered in blood, Saurabh begged for help from passersby.</p><p>"I saw someone and I just yelled out, ‘I’ve been attacked. Please help me'," Saurabh told the publication.</p><p>People came to his help and he was rushed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital where doctors initially thought that amputating his left arm is the only option.</p><p>However, by inserting screws in his wrist and hand, the surgeons were able to reattach his hand after a long emergency surgery.</p><p>"The doctors say my injuries are so severe that they’re unsure how this is going to go. I cannot move my hand…All I feel in it is pain," Saurabh told the publication.</p><p>The police arrested four teenage boys in connection with the brutal attack and a search for the fifth suspect was on. </p>
