Indian Student Who Was Stabbed In US Gym Succumbs To Injuries

An Indian student, who was battling for life after a man stabbed him at a public gym on November 5, died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment in Fort Wayne’s Lutheran Hospital at Valparaiso in the US state of Indiana.

Varun Raj Pucha, 24, was a Computer Science student at Valparaiso University, and he was stabbed in the head with a knife by the assailant, Jordan Andrade, 24, at the public gym on October 29 for reasons that the authorities are still investigating. Following the incident, the attacker was arrested and is facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and attempted murder.

“It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Varun Raj Pucha. Our campus community has lost one of its own, and our thoughts and prayers go out to Varun’s family and friends as we mourn this devastating loss,” Valparaiso University, a private university in Valparaiso, Indiana, near Chicago, said in a statement on Wednesday.