The accused are additionally reported to be from Karnal. (Representational)
New Delhi:
A 22-year-old Indian pupil, finding out MTech in Australia, was allegedly stabbed to dying when he tried to intervene in a battle between a gaggle of Indian college students, mentioned the sufferer’s uncle right now.
The incident befell yesterday at 9 pm native time in Melbourne. Another pupil was additionally significantly injured through the battle.
According to the sufferer’s uncle, Navjeet Sandhu was “fatally stabbed in the chest” with a knife by one other pupil when he was making an attempt to mediate a confrontation in a lease associated dispute between a gaggle of Indian college students.
“Navjeet’s friend (another Indian student) had asked him to accompany him to his house to pick up his belongings as he had a car. While his friend went inside, Navjeet heard some shouting and saw there was a fight. When Navjeet tried to intervene asking them not to fight, he was fatally stabbed in the chest with a knife,” mentioned the sufferer’s uncle, Yashvir in Karnal, Haryana.
The accused are additionally reported to be from Karnal.
Victoria police division has launched pictures of two individuals concerned within the stabbing in Ormond in Melbourne’s south-east.
Homicide Squad detectives are releasing particulars and pictures of two males they’re looking for following a stabbing in Ormond yesterday the place one man was killed and one other was significantly injured.
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“A search is currently underway for brothers Abhijeet and Robin Gartan, both of Indian descent” says the Victoria Police division
“Abhijeet is 26-years-old and described as being 170 cm tall with a solid build and black hair, Gartan is 27-years-old and is also described as being 170 cm tall with a solid build and black hair”, they added.
The accused are “travelling in a stolen 2014 white Toyota Camry sedan with registration 1ZO 2QW”, in line with the Victoria Police division.
“Navjeet was a brilliant student and was to join his family in July for vacations”, Yashvir mentioned including that the household is in an entire state of shock after the incident.
Navjeet was on a one-and-a-half-year work visa in Australia, in line with Yashvir. He additionally mentioned that Navjeet’s father had bought one-and-half acres of their land to fund his training in Australia.
“We urge the Government of India to help us to bring the body as soon as possible,” mentioned the 22-year-old sufferer’s uncle.
With inputs from PTI