Shubham Garg, pursuing a PhD from the College of New South Wales, was attacked on October 6.
Lucknow:
An Indian pupil in Australia is in hospital after being stabbed 11 occasions final week in a brutal knife assault that his household alleges was a hate crime.
Shubham Garg, 28, pursuing a PhD from the College of New South Wales in Sydney, was attacked on October 6.
His mother and father, who stay in Agra in Uttar Pradesh, have been attempting to get a visa to journey to Australia. Chatting with NDTV as we speak, they broke down on digital camera as they pleaded for assist.
Shubham went to Australia on September 1 after graduating from IIT-Madras.
On October 6, at round 10.30 pm, he was coming back from an ATM with money when he was approached by a person who demanded his cash and threatened him with a knife. When he refused, the attacker stabbed him repeatedly earlier than operating away.
Shubham suffered a number of wounds to his face, chest and stomach, reviews say. In that state, he managed to go to a close-by home, and was taken to hospital.
“Shubham someway survived the assault. We discovered on October 8 when he did not reply my name and we referred to as his pal,” mentioned his father, Ramniwas Garg, choking up.
“He had an 11-hour surgical procedure in his stomach. I request the federal government to assist with my son’s therapy and a visa for my youthful son,” he mentioned.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged with tried homicide. The attacker wasn’t identified to Shubham, in keeping with reviews. Sources additionally informed NDTV there isn’t a proof that it was a racist assault.
Shubham wanted a number of surgical procedures, his sister Kavya Garg mentioned in tweets interesting to the federal government to assist the household with emergency visas.
“My brother Shubham Garg, 28, from UP, was brutually attacked in Sydney, Australia 11 occasions with knife and he’s in vital situation. We search your speedy assist on this matter and emergency visa to member of the family to take care of him,” Kavya Garg posted on Wednesday, tagging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s workplace, Union Overseas Minister S Jaishankar and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Yesterday, she tweeted: “Replace!! My brother goes by a number of operations and physician mentioned that an infection is spreading in physique. Requesting @narendramodi for pressing assistance on this matter.”
My brother Shubham Garg, 28,from UP, was brutually attacked in Sydney, Australia 11 occasions with knife and he’s in vital situation.We search your speedy assist on this matter and emergency visa to member of the family to take care of him.@PMOIndia@myogiadityanath@DrSJaishankar
– Kavya Garg (@KGARG1205) October 12, 2022
The household went to a BJP MP, Rajkumar Chahar, who reportedly assured them that the Indian mission in Sydney was taking the case “very critically”.
“The Indian consulate in Sydney has supplied consular help to the person. The Australian Excessive Fee is aiding with the facilitation of a visa for a member of the family,” a spokesperson of the Australian Excessive Fee informed NDTV.
