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Indian student stabbed to death in UK, family seeks govt support

On Tuesday , officers found Vijay Kumar Sheoran, a 30-year-old Indian student, with serious injuries on Barbourne Road, Worcester, United Kingdom, and he died later that day.
West Mercia Police arrested five men on suspicion of murder who are now on bail, while a sixth person initially arrested was released with no further action.
The victim's family has appealed for government help to repatriate Vijay Kumar Sheoran's remains, seeking assistance with documentation, verification, coordination, and costs, Ravi Kumar wrote to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
Police announced they will remain on Barbourne Road as Detective Chief Inspector Lee Holehouse appealed for information and said, `Over the course of the last few days my team have been conducting extensive lines of enquiries to ascertain what happened on Tuesday morning and what led to a man losing his life`.
Local leaders and Indian media reacted, noting the family suspects involvement from Haryana and Punjab while Indian media reported similar claims urging government intervention.

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