Australia: Indian-origin teen stabbed, robbed on his b'day
PTC News Desk: An Indian-origin teenager was ambushed and stabbed on his birthday along with two of his friends while playing basketball in Melbourne, according to a media report.
On Thursday, 16-year-old Rhyan Singh and two of his friends were ambushed by a gang armed with machetes in Tarneit City, according to TV Channel 7News.
According to the report, a group of around seven to eight people attacked the trio, demanding that they hand over the phones and that Rhyan give up his new Nike Air Jordan sneakers, which he had just received as a present.
The Year-10 student and his two friends were playing basketball in Tarneit before Rhyan's birthday celebration dinner. According to the report, the aspiring cricketer was stabbed in the ribs, arms, hand, and back, as well as hit in the back of the head.
According to Victoria Police, another of his friends was also stabbed.
According to Australia Today, "an altercation occurred, and the youths were stabbed several times before the offenders fled the scene."
"(It's) not fair ... we were planning for his birthday," Rhyan's mother Sushma Manandhar said.
Rhyan was taken to the hospital and had surgery to save the fingers on his left hand.
According to the report, he is expected to be in the hospital for a few more days as he recovers, and both of his friends are also recovering in the hospital.
The same afternoon, the group ambushed more victims at a leisure complex in Caroline Springs, according to 7News.
According to Victoria Police, the culprits fled the area in a dark-coloured vehicle that has yet to be found.
- With inputs from agencies
