Sydney murder: Sushma Swaraj speaks to victim's husband
Darpan News Desk IANS, 09 Mar, 2015 08:32 AM
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said she has spoken to the husband of Indian woman IT consultant Prabha Arun, who was stabbed to death near her home in Australia's Sydney city.
She said the Indian consulate in Sydney was providing all necessary help to the family.
Sushma Swaraj said in tweets that she has spoken to the victim's husband Arun Kumar, and he was satisfied with the assistance from the consulate.
"Sydney murder - I have just spoken to Mr Arun Kumar, husband of the victim. He is satisfied with the assistance from the consulate," she said. "I am in constant touch with our consulate in Sydney. The consulate is providing all help."
Prabha Arun was employed with Bengaluru-based tech firm MindTree.
Prabha Arun, in her 40s, was attacked at Amos Street in the western part of Sydney about 9.30 p.m. on Saturday, Australian police said on Sunday.
She was on the phone with her husband Arun Kumar, who lives in Bengaluru with their 10-year-old daughter, when she was stabbed. She was around 300 metres from her Westmead home when she was attacked.
Chillingly, the husband heard her tell him that "I think I've been stabbed", before she collapsed in a pool of blood. The phone line then went dead.
Arun Kumar has flown to Sydney to identify the body.
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab unit of the Congress Thursday sought the dismissal of the Parkash Singh Badal government, saying the Shiromani Akali Dal was inciting people against the security forces which was an anti-national act.
It was yet another bone-chilling day across northern India Monday, and the entire region remained blanketed under dense fog. Temperatures in many places in Jammu and Kashmir went below the freezing point, while cities like Amritsar and Karnal in the plains proved colder than hilly Shimla.
The Chandigarh railway station Sunday witnessed a freak accident when stationary coaches started rolling on their own and two derailed while one was half-way off the tracks, officials said.
Marking a shift from its earlier high-profile annual NRI meets, the Punjab government has decided to opt for a comparatively low-profile events for the diaspora early next year.
