Updated On: 30 January, 2024 07:10 AM IST | New York | PTI
It added that the Consulate got in touch with Saini`s family immediately after the incident, provided all consular assistance in sending the mortal remains back to India, and remains in touch with the family

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The Consulate General of India in Atlanta has strongly condemned the fatal attack on a 25-year-old Indian student as it noted that US authorities have arrested the accused and are investigating the case. Vivek Saini, who had recently earned an MBA degree in the US, was hammered to death by a homeless drug addict whom he had been helping for the past couple of days in Georgia state`s Lithonia city.
"We are deeply anguished by the terrifying, brutal, & heinous incident that led to the death of Indian National/student Mr Vivek Saini & condemns attack in the strongest terms. It is understood that the US authorities have arrested the accused & are investigating the case," the Indian Consulate said in a post on X Monday.