An Indian teenager Rhyan Singh (16) was attacked and stabbed on his birthday while playing basketball in Melbourne. The incident happened in Tarneit City, according to media reports. Singh’s two friends were also ambushed by a mob armed with knives. “(It’s) not fair … we were planning for his birthday,” Singh’s mother Sushma Manandhar was quoted as saying. “An altercation occurred and the youths were stabbed a number of times before the offenders left the scene,” a website quoted the Australia Today. “The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are being investigated,” the police said, adding that the gang fled the scene in a dark-coloured vehicle which is yet to be traced. The report mentioned that a gang of about seven-eight people roughed up the trio, asking them to give up their cell phones. They also ordered Singh to hand over his Nike Air Jordan sneakers, which he received as a gift, the report claimed. The standard 10 student and his two friends were playing basketball in Tarneit. Singh, an aspiring cricketer, was about to attend a family dinner for his birthday. He was stabbed in his ribs, arms, hand and back, and suffered injuries on the back of his head, the report said.
He underwent surgery to save the fingers on his left hand. One of his friends was also stabbed, the Victoria Police confirmed.
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