A student from India was killed in St. Petersburg

On September 24, 2006, a 27-year-old student of the 6th year of the Medical Academy named after A.I. Mechnikova, a citizen of India - Singh Nitesh Kumar.

A student near the hostel was attacked by four unknown persons.

Around 22:00 h. in the city center on Kirillovskaya street near the student dormitory, four unknown persons attacked the student and inflicted 7 stab wounds on his back. The attackers did not touch the Indian's things. The victim was able to get to the hostel on his own, he was called an ambulance, on which he was taken to the hospital. He later died in the hospital from his injuries.

has been opened on the fact of the incident A criminal case .

The investigation considers various motives for the murder, including robbery, but does not exclude the motive of national hatred.

Observers drew attention to the fact that the attack occurred on the eve of the debate on the "high-profile" trial of the murder of a Vietnamese student. This further strengthens the experts' opinion that the attack on an Indian student is racist, because St. Petersburg skinheads very often perform their actions defiantly - either on the eve or immediately after landmark court hearings. Suffice it to recall the attack on a 9-year-old mulatto girl that occurred immediately after the verdict was passed in the case of the murder of Khursheda Sultonova.

was attacked near the same dormitory Recall that in April 2006 another Indian student, Anjangi Kumar, . The student was also stabbed. The friends of the deceased Singh Kumar believe that the same people (skinheads) attacked their friend, noting the same "handwriting" of the crime and the same place of attack (in the arch near the hostel).

Collections V. Indian students do not trust the prosecutor's office // and do not want to help the investigation // Kommersant (St. Petersburg). 2006. September 26.

Sources

• A student from India was killed in St. Petersburg. Among the considered versions of the assassination are attacks by robbers and extremism // Russian newspaper. 2006. September 25.
• Indian student shot in the back // Radio "Mayak". 2006. September 25.