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An Indian student has died in a shooting in Toronto, Canada. An Indian student, identified as Shivank Awasthi, was killed in a shooting in the area of ​​Highland Creek Trail and Old Kingston Road, Toronto police said Tuesday. After this, the Indian Consulate General in Toronto has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of an Indian student in the firing incident that took place near the Scarborough campus of the University of Toronto on Thursday (local time).

After the death of Shivank Awasthi, the Consulate General said that it is in touch with the victim’s family. In a statement released on social media handle

What did the police tell?

In this difficult time, the Consulate General is in touch with Shivank’s family and all necessary assistance is being provided in coordination with the local authorities. According to the Toronto Sun report, the police said that after receiving information about the shooting, they immediately reached the spot and found the victim there with gunshot wounds. Later he was declared dead on the spot.

Police officials said that the suspects had fled from the spot before the police arrived. After the firing near the university, the campus was locked down during the investigation. According to the Toronto Sun, this was Toronto’s 41st homicide this year. Also, this was the second death of an Indian due to crime in the city within a few days.

Indian origin woman murdered in Toronto

Earlier, Toronto Police had said that a 30-year-old woman of Indian origin has been murdered in the city. After this, the police issued an arrest warrant across Canada against a suspect, who is reportedly known to be an acquaintance of the victim.

The deceased has been identified as Himanshi Khurana, a resident of Toronto. According to the police, 32-year-old accused Abdul Ghafoori of Toronto is being searched in this case.

Investigators said the incident appears to be related to intimate partner violence.

The embassy gave a strong reaction

The Consulate General of India in Toronto on Wednesday expressed deep shock and grief over the murder of an Indian-origin woman. In a post shared on social media handle

The statement said the Consulate General has been in constant touch regarding this matter over the past few days and all possible assistance is being provided to the family in close coordination with local authorities while the investigation is ongoing.