Vivek Saini, a 25 year old Indian student recently earned MBA degree in the US. He was killed in Lithonia, Georgia by a homeless person.
Vivek hammered to death
Kind hearted Vivek was helping the homeless person for couple of days. The drug addict namely Julian Faulkner, attacked him and eventually killed him.
As recorded by the CCTV footage, the attacker was seen hitting Vivek around 50 times with a hammer. The 25 year old Vivek worked part time at a store and had been kind to the attacker, giving him food, drinks and a jacket to protect him from cold.
On 16 January, Saini got hit on his way home after warning Faulkner to leave or he will call the cops.
When police got there, they saw Faulkner standing by the lifeless body of Saini.
Saini, came to US two years ago for his studies, his family in Haryana is “devastated” about losing him, PTI reported.
He was top student seeking employment. His parents, Gurjeet Singh and Lalita Saini, are too upset to talk.
The Indian Consulate in Atlanta is deeply upset the “heinous” act that led to the death of an Indian student.
“We are deeply anguished by the terrifying, brutal, & heinous incident that led to the death of 🇮🇳 National/student Mr Vivek Saini & condemns attack in the strongest terms. It is understood that the US authorities have arrested the accused & are investigating the case,” it posted on X (formerly Twitter).
“The Consulate got in touch with the family of Mr Saini immediately after the incident, provided all consular assistance in sending the mortal remains back to India, and remains in touch with the family”.
The body of the victim was returned to his family in India on January 24.
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