Varun Manish Chheda: Indian-origin Student Killed by Korean Roommate in US' Indiana

Varun Manish Chheda: an Indian-origin student at Purdue University was found dead in his hostel in the US state of Indiana. According to news sources, his Korean roommate was arrested. The motive for the murder is still unknown.
Police announced on Wednesday that Indianapolis resident Varun Manish Chheda was discovered dead in McCutcheon Hall on the western end of the campus. According to the school's police chief, another university student was detained on a murder accusation on Wednesday, according to NBC News.
According to Purdue University Police Chief Lesley Wiete, Ji Min "Jimmy" Sha, a junior cybersecurity major and foreign student from Korea, called 911 at roughly 12:45 am on Wednesday to inform police about the fatality.

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The call's specifics weren't made public

According to the authorities, the event took place in a room on McCutcheon Hall's ground level.

Chheda was a student at the university studying data science.

According to early autopsy results, Chheda died of "several sharp force traumatic injuries," and the cause of death was homicide.

According to Fox News, Chief Wiete said she thought the assault was "senseless" and "unprovoked."

What Sinha's friends told the media?

Arunabh Sinha, a friend from Chheda's early years, told NBC News that on Tuesday night, while Chheda was online gaming and chatting with friends, they unexpectedly heard screams.
Sinha's pals said they heard the attack but didn't know what happened that night even though they weren't playing with him.

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Wednesday morning, they learned about his death.

Sha, 22, was arrested shortly after the 911 call, according to Wiete, and taken to the police station for more investigation.

According to authorities, Chheda's killing marks Purdue's first on-campus homicide in more than eight years.

Mitch Daniels, the university president, described Chheda's passing as "as awful an occurrence as we can imagine happening in our campus" adding "our hearts and thoughts go out to all of those affected by this terrible event."

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