Vasudev, a 21-year-old student was hailing from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad and had gone to Canada in the beginning of this year to pursue higher education. According to reports, Kartik Vasudev was studying management in Canada.
Ghaziabad: Suspected killer of Kartik Vasudev, an Indian student who was shot dead on Thursday evening at the Glen Road entrance to Sherbourne TTC station in St James Town in Canada, has reportedly been arrested. According to Toronto police, a 39-year-old man, believed to shot and killed the Indian student, has been taken into custody.
The police has identified the suspect as Richard Jonathan Edwin, who was charged with another homicide last Saturday. Police said that his second victim was Elijah Eleazar Mahepath (35), who was walking westbound on the north side of Dundas Street East near George Street.
“Kartik was approached by a stranger when he was outside the Sherbourne subway station last Thursday. He was shot several times by the stranger following which he succumbed,” Toronto Police Service chief James Ramer told reporters.
Kartik’s father Jitesh Vasudev reportedly said that he was informed about the arrest by the Canadian police officials. He said Kartik had spent the last three years studying hard to be accepted into the school in Toronto.
Vasudev, a 21-year-old student was hailing from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad and had gone to Canada in the beginning of this year to pursue higher education. According to reports, Kartik Vasudev was studying management in Canada.
