America / Indian origin Student Varun Manish Chheda killed in US after Shikh Family of 4 killed

America : A 20-year-old Indian-origin student was murdered in his hostel in the US state of Indiana. Her Korean roommate has been detained. Varun Manish Chheda of Indianapolis was found dead at McCutcheon Hall on the west side of the compound, police said. He was studying at Purdue University. Another university student was arrested on Wednesday on charges of murder, NBC News quoted the school's police chief as saying. Earlier, four members of a kidnapped Sikh family were found dead in a garden in California, USA. The family, residents of Harsi Pind in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, was abducted on Monday.

Purdue University Police Chief Leslie Viete said in a news conference Wednesday morning that Ji Min "Jimmy" Sha, a junior cybersecurity chief from Korea and international student, called on police to inform police about the death at around 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday. Called 911. No further details have been given on the details of the call.

The murder took place in the room of the first floor of the hall

Officials said the incident took place in a room on the first floor of McCutcheon Hall. Manish was studying data science at Chheda University. Chief Viette said he believed the attack was unprovoked, Fox News reported.

Manish's childhood friend Arunabh Sinha told 'NBC News' that he was playing online games and talking with friends on Tuesday night when he suddenly heard shouts on the call. Viette said Sha, 22, was taken into custody minutes after the 911 call and taken to a police station for further investigation. Police said Chheda's death is Purdue's first on-campus murder in more than eight years. University President Mitch Daniels said Manish Chheda's death was a tragic event.