Three more men have been arrested following an alleged affray outside a nightclub in Prahran earlier this month.
A 32-year-old man was allegedly assaulted by a group of males outside the venue at the intersection of Little Chapel Street and Malvern Road, just after 11pm on Friday 8 August.
Security guards intervened and assisted the victim inside the nightclub, where he was allegedly further assaulted by the group before they fled along Malvern Road.
The victim was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The next day, police arrested a 28-year-old Narre Warren man on Flinders Lane, Melbourne, who was charged over this incident, as well as another affray on 27 July where three men were allegedly attacked at the same location.
He was charged with two counts of affray, possess a controlled weapon and commit an indictable offence whilst on bail. He was remanded to reappear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.
Following further enquiries, detectives from the Stonnington Crime Investigation Unit - with assistance from the Port Phillip Crime Investigation Unit, Taskforce Echo, and the Hawk and VIPER Taskforces - executed four search warrants in Berwick, Clyde, Narre Warren and Weir Views from 6am today.
As a result, a 21-year-old man from Clyde and a 23-year-old man from Narre Warren were arrested during the search warrants.
A 41-year-old man from Berwick was located and arrested in St Kilda soon after.
Police seized mobile phones and clothing relevant to the investigation.
The 21-year-old and 41-year-old men were charged with one count of affray and one count of failing to provide police with access to electronic devices.
They will appear in Melbourne Magistrates' Court today via audio-visual link, while the 23-year-old man was released pending summons.
Investigations continue to arrest more people involved.
