A 29-year-old man was attacked and set on fire by four men on Saturday.
According to police, an Indian couple had left a dinner party in Essendon between 1.30am and 2am on Saturday to drive to their nearby home in Grice Crescent in the suburbs of Melbourne.
As the man was getting out of the car, four men attacked him, pushed him back against the vehicle and poured a fluid on him.
One of the men then ignited the fluid with a lighter before all the four attackers fled.
The man suffered 15 per cent burns on his body including his arms, chest and face. His condition is stated to be critical.
The arson and explosives squad of Australian police is investigating the attack. The police claim they are not sure why the Indian was targeted.
This attack comes nearly a week after 21-year-old Indian man Nitin Garg was stabbed to death on his way to work in West Footscray.
Nitin’s death has sparked an outrage and has led to a diplomatic row between Indian and Australia over continuing race attacks Down Under.
