Indian Stabbed, Killed By Another Indian Man In Public Bus In Texas

<p>In a tragic incident, a 30-year-old Indian was stabbed and killed by another Indian man in a public bus in Austin, Texas, police said.</p> <p>Akshay Gupta was travelling in a bus on the evening of May 14, the Austin Police Department (APD) said in a statement.</p> <p>Police officers and emergency medical services responded to a &ldquo;Shoot/Stab&rdquo; call of someone being stabbed on a bus. When officers arrived on the scene, they located Gupta with trauma to his body.</p> <p>Police said that life-saving measures were attempted, but unfortunately, Gupta was pronounced dead on the scene.</p> <p>The suspect was identified as Deepak Kandel, 31.</p> <p>Investigation revealed that Kandel had been sitting next to Gupta on the bus when, without provocation, Kandel stabbed Gupta in the neck.</p> <p>Once the bus stopped, Kandel calmly exited the vehicle with the other passengers.</p> <p>APD patrol officers were able to locate and detain Kandel a short time later.</p> <p>Kandel admitted to stabbing &ldquo;Gupta due to him resembling his uncle.&rdquo; Kandel was booked into the Travis County Jail and has been charged with 1st Degree Murder.&nbsp;</p> <p>(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)</p>

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