24-year-old India student stabbed in US gym; condition critical

Jordan Andrad, 24, stabbed Varun in the temple with a knife in a public gym in Valparaiso, Indiana, on Sunday morning.

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A 24-year-old Indian student was stabbed in the US state of Indiana and is reportedly in severe condition.
According to the sources, assailant Jordan Andrad, 24, stabbed Varun in the temple with a knife in a public gym in Valparaiso, Indiana, on Sunday morning. The reason for the attack is yet to be ascertained. Meanwhile, the investigation by the officials is still ongoing.

"Varun was attacked with a knife by his attacker. He was ultimately taken to a Fort Wayne hospital due to the severity of his injury and was reportedly given a zero to five per cent chance of survival. Varun's condition is said to be serious after the violent attack," the report said.

During the investigation, Andrade, the assailant, informed the police that he had gone in for a massage that morning and found the other man, who he did not know found it "a little weird." He then claimed that he knew the other man was a threat and made sure to respond in the "correct way”, as per report.

"Andrade then described (the man) as a threat to him so he, 'just reacted,'" according to police.
The attacker was taken into custody after the incident and is being charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.