Shubham Garg came to Australia in September this year to pursue his PhD in Mechanical engineering. He completed his master's degree at IIT Madras.
An Indian student pursuing PhD at the University of New South Wales in Sydney has been reportedly stabbed 11 times by an unknown assailant. Media reports suggest it to be a possible case of racial attack. Seeking help from the government over social media, his family said that the incident took place in the first week of October. The family in its grievance post tagged PM Modi, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and external affairs minister S Jaishankar. Kavya Garg who claimed to be the sister of the 28-year-old student Shubham Garg sought an emergency visa for family members to fly to Sydney to look after Shubham.
Reports said Shubham Garg came to Australia in September this year to pursue his PhD in Mechanical engineering. He completed his master's degree at IIT Madras.
"My brother is going through multiple operations and the doctor said that infection is spreading in body. Requesting @narendramodi for urgent help on this matter," Kavya Garg tweeted on Thursday.
Support has been coming from various quarters with Congress MP Manish Tewari urging Jaishankar for help. Famous Australian doctor of Indian-origin Yadu Singh extended help to Shubham Garg's family and reached out to Australia's High Commissioner to India.
According to an Australian media report, a 27-year-old man was arrested for the attack and has been charged with "one count of attempted murder. Shubham Garg received multiple stab wounds on his face, chest and abdomen. The Police in its statement confirmed that the men are NOT believed to have known each other before the incident.
The attacker demanded cash from Shubham Garg and on being refused stabbed him a number of times before fleeing the spot.
Consular assistance to the individual has been provided by the Indian Consulate in Sydney, news agency ANI reported quoting an Australian High Commission spokesperson. “The Australian High Commission is assisting with the facilitation of a visa for a family member,” the spokesperson said.
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