Indian MBA student stabbed in London; Krishna assures all help
This
is
the
fourth
attack
on
Indians
in
the
last
two
months.
Earlier
three
incidents
were
fatal.
"Police
called
at
08.23
on
Friday,
10
February
to
Newham
General
Hospital
after
a
man
in
his
20's
was
admitted
suffering
from
stab
wounds.
He
is
currently
in
hospital
in
a
critical
condition,"
Scotland
Yard
told
PTI.
"Officers believe the man sustained his injuries at an address in Kent Street, E13. Eleven people have been arrested. Four remain in custody. The other seven have been bailed until future dates. Detectives from Newham Borough are investigating," it added.
Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna spoke to the acting High Commissioner Rajesh Prasad, asking him to extend all possible help to him.
Krishna also spoke to Andhra Pradesh-based businessman Sudhakar Reddy, father of the stabbed student, Praveen, assuring him of all help in getting visa, official sources in New Delhi said.
They also said that High Commission officials in the UK were coordinating with the doctors treating Praveen and MEA officials in Delhi will take up the matter with the British High Commission to ensure expeditious issuance of the visa to his parents.
In the earlier incidents, 23-year-old Anuj Bidve was shot dead in Greater Manchester in Salford on December 26. The UK Police also confirmed on January 10, the death of 20-year-old student Gurdeep Hayer in Manchester city centre.
This was followed by the murder of Avatar Singh Kolar, 62, and his British wife Carole Kolar, 58, in Birmingham on January 11.
PTI