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Sydney murder: Sushma Swaraj speaks to victim's husband

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New Delhi, March 9
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 in Australia's Sydney city.

The central government also said the Indian consulate in Sydney was providing all necessary help to the family.

Sushma Swaraj said in a tweet that she has spoken to Arun Kumar, husband of the victim, and he was satisfied with the assistance from the consulate.

The ministry's spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin later said he was in constant touch with the consulate.

"I am in constant touch with our consulate in Sydney. The consulate is providing all help," Akbaruddin said in a tweet.

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.
The husband of an Indian IT professional who was stabbed to death in Australia flew to Sydney from Bengaluru to formally identify the body, a media report said on Monday.

Prabha Arun, 41, employed with Bengaluru-based technology firm MindTree, was attacked at Amos Street in western Sydney on Saturday evening.

She was on the phone with her husband Arun Kumar, who lives in Bengaluru with their 10-year-old daughter, when she was stabbed and was around 300 metres from her Westmead home.

She was treated at the scene for stab wounds to her neck from a sharp-edged weapon and later died at Westmead Hospital.

New South Wales (NSW) police have announced that a task force would be set up to investigate the suspected murder, ABC reported.

Homicide Squad Commander Mick Willing dismissed any speculation that the attack may have been racially motivated.

"We have nothing to suggest that this is a racially motivated attack, I want to reassure you of that," Willing said.

Kumar had reportedly been working a double shift on the day of her death, police said.

Indian Australian Association of NSW president Yadu Singh said the company had a duty to ensure its workers got home safely.