Indian-origin man set on fire in Melbourne

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Jan 9 (PTI) A 29-year-old Indian-origin man
was set ablaze by a group of four attackers here on Saturday,
a week after a student from the country was stabbed to death
amid a slew of assaults on the community in Australia.
The man, who suffered 15 per cent burns including on his
arms, chest and face, was admitted to 'The Alfred' hospital
after he was attacked shortly before 2 am local time (0730 HRS
IST) in Melbourne's Essendon area.
The man, who was not identified, and his wife left a
dinner party in Essendon, in the city's northwest, between
1.30 am and 2 am and drove to their nearby home in Grice
Crescent. He dropped his wife at home and had gone to park his
car when he was attacked, local media reported.
Police said that as he was getting out of the car, four
men attacked him, pushing him back against the vehicle and
pouring an unknown fluid on him. One of the men then ignited
the fluid with a lighter before all the attackers fled.
The victim, who is now in a stable condition in the
hospital, ran from the car while peeling off his clothes, 'The
Age' reported.
The attack comes a week after the stabbing death of
21-year-old Indian graduate Nitin Garg in a Yarraville park
while he was on his way to his part-time job in a restaurant.
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