New Delhi: A 30-year-old man from Charkhi Dadri in Haryana was stabbed to death in the United Kingdom (UK) recently. Six persons arrested in this connection have been released on bail, prompting his family to seek assistance from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Vijay Kumar Sheoran had apparently left his job with the Central Board of Excise and Customs earlier this year to pursue his studies in the UK. He was studying at the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol.
The West Mercia Police from Worcester in the UK said that he was stabbed on November 25. Initially, five men, aged between 22 and 35, were arrested after the student was found with life-threatening injuries on Barbourne Road earlier that day but have been released on bail now, a statement said.
A sixth man was also arrested on suspicion of murder but has since been released with no further action.
Police said Sheoran was taken to hospital after being found with serious injuries, but he died later the same day.
According to MLA Sunil Satpal Sangwan, Sheoran hailed from Jagrambas village in the Charkhi Dadri district.
His family has asked for immediate diplomatic help to ensure a full investigation and to bring his body home.
“Deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic death of Vijay Kumar Sheoran, an Indian student from Village Jagrambas, District Charkhi Dadri (Haryana), who lost his life following a brutal stabbing incident in Worcester, United Kingdom,” Sangwan posted on X.
The BJP leader also urged the Centre to intervene “at the earliest and extend every possible support to the grieving family-especially by ensuring the urgent repatriation of his mortal remains to India.”
“We also appeal for a transparent, fair, and time-bound investigation so that justice is served and the perpetrators are held strictly accountable,” he added.
Sangwan offered condolences to the deceased’s family and said: “We stand firmly with them in this unbearable moment of grief.”
