LATEST: The traumatised victim of home invaders who smashed into his Epping home on Tuesday night says he was forced to leap from the second storey when he saw the masked gang approaching.

The 35-year-old man, who says he feels too “violated” to return to his Cerise Home home, broke an upstairs window and jumped two storeys to safety.

“I noticed a suspicious car outside the house and it sat idling there for a little while,” he said.

“Four or so men got out of their car all dressed in balaclavas and started smashing the front door with sledgehammers.”

The victim said his adrenaline kicked in and jumped from his second-story bedroom when he saw them enter the house.

“When I landed, I didn’t realise my injuries, I was just trying to call for help as there were other people inside,” he said.

“I went next door and called for police and went back to the property once I saw police had arrived.”

media_camera The white Holden Commodore that was seen without numberplates at both armed robberies. Picture: Victoria Police.

The victim lives in the Epping house with three flatmates who were also home at the time of the brazen break-in.

“They basically hid when everything was going on,” he said. “They are suffering a lot more than me right now.

“They’re too scared to leave the house or even go to work.”

The Epping man said he was shocked to learn the offenders bizarrely didn’t steal anything during the invasion.

“It’s bizarre, I have no idea what they were looking for,” he said.

“When we went through the house we couldn’t actually see anything had been stolen,

“I never thought this would happen to me. I’m in shock. It’s surreal,” he said.

Detectives believe the same men forced their way into a Thomastown home two hours later, around 12.30am.

media_camera The white Holden Commodore that was seen without numberplates at both armed robberies. Picture: Victoria Police.

The terrified victim of the violent home invasion recalled the moment three thugs stormed into his home armed with guns and iron rods while his two-year-old nephew slept in the next room.

Harpreet Singh said he and his brother heard the front door of their Thomastown home being smashed in at 12.30am.

“We went to see what was happening and that’s when three men wearing face masks stormed in,” he said.

“They were holding guns, iron rods and had hammers in their hands and were shouting at us to get on the floor.”

Mr Singh said the men then started yelling, “where are the drugs, where are the drugs?!”

“I knew they had the wrong house but had to co-operate because they could kill us,” he said.

“My brother told them to calm down and he said, ‘we don’t have any drugs. This is a family home’.”

Mr Singh said when he and his brother were lying on the floor, he feared for his life.

“When people are pointing guns at you, you think the worst. You think, this could be it,” he said.

media_camera The white Holden Commodore that was seen without numberplates at both armed robberies. Picture: Victoria Police.

“But then one of the guys yelled to the other, ‘we have the wrong house, they’re Indians’.”

One of the offenders ripped a gold chain off Mr Singh’s neck and stole $500 cash from his wallet while in the Mount View Road home.

“They also hit my brother over the arm and back with the rod but he is OK,” Mr Singh said.

Mr Singh’s sister-in-law was able to protect his nephew while he slept in a bedroom in the home.

“I am thankful we are safe and my family is safe.”

Ambulance Victoria was not called.

A late-model white Holden Commodore station wagon was seen at both home invasions.

Investigators released images of the car, which did not have numberplates.

But the three bandits remain on the run.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

cassandra.zervos@news.com.au