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Sydney murder: Sushma Swaraj speaks to victim's husband
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.