Indian-origin student killed at Purdue University after roommate arrested on murder charges

An Indian-origin student was killed at Purdue University after his roommate was arrested on murder charges. 22-year-old Korean student Ji Min Jimmy Sha, roommate of 20-year-old Indian-origin Varun Manish Chheda, was arrested by the police on charges of murder. Sha is a 22-year-old junior cybersecurity major and international student from Korea. He called 911 around 12: 45 am on Wednesday to inform the police about Chheda's death, Purdue University PoliceUniversity Police chief Lesley Weite said at a news conference.

Chheda was killed in his dormitory in McCutcheon Hall on the western edge of the university campus in West Lafayette. Chheda, who was from Indianapolis and studying data science at the university, succumbed to multiple sharp force traumatic injuries, and was ruled a homicide, as per initial autopsy reports.

According to PTI, Chedda's childhood friend Arunabh Sinha said the 20-year-old was gaming and chatting online with friends on Tuesday when they heard screams on the call. In a statement about Chheda's death, University President Mitch Daniels said it was as tragic an event as we can imagine happening on our campus. He said that our hearts and thoughts go out to all of those affected by this terrible event. Weite said that Sha was taken into custody soon after the 911 call and taken to the police station. Weite believes that the attack was unprovoked and senseless.