By Jitarth Jai Bharadwaj, Pallavi Jain and Amit Sarwal
The family of Shubham Garg, the 28-year-old Indian international student who was stabbed multiple times in Sydney, has been granted Visa to come to Australia.
The Indian High Commission in Australia, the Australian High Commission in India, the Consulate General of India in Sydney, and the University of New South Wales (UNSW) worked together to ensure that Shubham’s family can travel to Australia.
Gold Coast-based Registered Migration Agent Seema Chauhan helped Shubham’s family in the Australian Visa application process. Shubham’s brother Rohit Garg has been granted Visa to come to Australia to be with his brother.
Sydney-based Indian Australian community leader Dr Yadu Singh has also been actively involved in this process. He had also urged Australia’s High Commissioner in India Barry O’Farrell and Indian High Commissioner in Australia Manpreet Vohra to help the family.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said they are aware of the attack on an Indian national in Australia: “The Indian national is in hospital, our High commission & consulate is in close touch with local authorities & family here. Our officials have met the national. Our expectations is that action must be taken on perpetrators.”
Shubham still remains in the hospital and has undergone multiple surgeries. His condition remains serious but stable.
Once in Australia, Shubham’s family will need additional support such as housing, travel, and familiarising themselves with local conditions.
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Shubham Garg stabbing
Shubham Garg was stabbed multiple times at the corner of Pacific Highway and Gatacre avenue, Lane Cove while he was returning to his residence at around 10.30pm on 6th October.
After the incident, he sought assistance from a nearby house before being taken to Royal North Shore Hospital. Shubham underwent surgery and remains in a serious but stable condition.
North Shore Police Area Command detectives formed Strike Force Prosy to investigate the incident. A 27-year-old man Daniel Norwood was arrested at the scene and was taken to Chatswood Police Station where he was charged with one count of attempted murder.
NSW police notified that after extensive inquiries, a search warrant was executed on a home on the Pacific Highway at Greenwich at about 3.40 pm Sunday 9 October 2022.
A number of items were seized from this home and have been taken for forensic examination.
The alleged attacker Daniel Norwood was refused bail when he appeared in Hornsby Local Court. He will remain in custody with the next court appearance on 14 December 2022.
What Happened
As per the local media report, on 6 October 2022 Thursday night at 10:30 pm, Shubham Garg was allegedly approached by Daniel Norwood at the top of Gatacre Avenue near the Pacific Highway Lane Cove.
Daniel Norwood allegedly threatened Shubham while demanding cash and his phone. Shubham refused and was allegedly stabbed a number of times in the abdomen before the assailant fled.
Just after 10.30 pm, emergency services were called. The North Shore Police Area Command attended and located Shubham and established a crime scene.
Shubham Garg came to Australia (Sydney) just last month in September to do his PhD in Mechanical engineering from the University of NSW. Before coming to Australia he finished his master’s degree at IIT Chennai.
Shubham comes from a middle-class family in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh’s Agra. After receiving the information about the stabbing of Shubham his family is trying to get a visa to come to Australia. However, it has not been granted till the time of publishing this news.
His family had also appealed via social media to the Indian External Affairs Minister and Prime Minister of India to help secure an Australian visa for the distressed family.
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