Police allege a 47-year-old imam was assaulted after he and his wife were forced off the road by three people in Melbourne’s south-east Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Victorian Muslim religious leader was punched in the face after he and his wife were allegedly forced from their car on a Melbourne freeway in what police allege was a racially motivated attack. Police allege the pair were travelling along the South Gippsland Highway in Melbourne’s south-east at 7.40pm on Saturday when they were “racially abused” by three occupants of a small black hatchback. Continue reading...