Telangana Boy Stabbed In US As Accused Found Him 'A Little Weird', State Govt Assures Help. Vicitim Critical

A 24-year-old Indian student was stabbed in the US state of Indiana and is said to be in a critical condition. The accused found the victim "a little weird" and attacked him.

A 24-year-old Indian student in the US is in critical condition after he was stabbed with a knife at a gym in Indiana. The victim, identified as Varun Raj was stabbed into the temple by the assailant Jordan Andrad, 24, in the Valparaiso city of Indiana on Sunday morning for reasons that are still being investigated, reported news agency PTI citing NWIU Times. The attacker has been arrested and faces charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and attempted murder.

Varun was studying MS at Valparaiso University, a PTI report stated. He is a native of Khammam town of Telangana and sustained a brainstem injury. According to PTI, Varun was rushed to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. 

"Varun was attacked with a knife by his attacker. He was ultimately taken to a Fort Wayne hospital due to the severity of his injury and was reportedly given a zero to five per cent chance of survival. Varun’s condition is said to be serious after the violent attack," PTI quoted the report as mentioning.

During interrogation, the accused told the police he had requested a massage that morning and walked into the massage room to find the other man, whom he did not know but found "a little weird." Andrade said he determined the other man posed a threat, he made sure to react the "right way," according to a charging document, as per PTI. 

He told Valparaiso Police that "someone" told him that Varun was "creepy" and "threatening" and feared that he would "assassinate him". Meanwhile, the police said, "Andrade then described (the man) as a threat to him so he, 'just reacted,'".

Meanwhile, his father Ramamurthy said they received the information that he was attacked while he was returning home from the gym. 

Ramamurthy, a teacher by profession in the Mahabubabad district, met transport minister P. Ajay Kumar and asked for his help for the best medical treatment for Varun.

As per PTI, the minister for NRI affairs K.T. Rama Rao said the government would do its best to support Varun with the help of the Indian embassy and also Telangana NRI friends.