Indian-origin student Varun Chheda of Purdue University has been in the news because he was brutally murdered recently in his dorm, know his family and parents
Varun Manish Chheda, a 20-year-old Purdue University student, was reportedly slain by his roommate overnight in a dorm on the Indiana campus of the US. He had “multiple sharp force traumatic injuries.”
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I'm sad to report that Varun Chheda '20 was killed last night in his dorm at Purdue. Our condolences to his family and friends.
2x #cyberpatriot State Champion. 16 rounds/96hrs of competition.
Outstanding young man who had a bright CompSci future. 😢— PT Cyber Defense (@ParkTudorCD) October 5, 2022
NEW: According to court docs that just became public, Ji Min Sha admitted to police he killed his roommate Varun Chheda with a knife. Docs don’t say if Sha said why he did it. This is Sha leaving court today. He’ll be in jail until his initial hearing on Oct 13. @FOX59 @CBS4Indy pic.twitter.com/OoaucSkaWK
— Eric Graves (@ReporterEric) October 7, 2022
20 year old Varun Manish Chheda, student of Purdue University, was stabbed to death by roommate Ji Min Sha.
Senseless act of violence. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/UXp09FQX15
— V (@AgentSaffron) October 6, 2022
Ji Min Sha, his Korean-origin roommate and cybersecurity major, is currently being held by police while an investigation is conducted.
The student’s death has raised a number of issues because, although the early autopsy results indicate that the killing was a homicide, some individuals have referred to it as a murder.
Since then, his death has caused widespread mourning all over the world with many people paying their heartfelt condolences to him on various social media platforms. Many famous personalities have also been posting about him and his death. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who Was Varun Chheda?
Varun Chheda was an Indian-origin US student. He has been in the news because he was brutally murdered in his dorm room. People are currently investigating this issue.
His full name was Varun Manish Chheda. He was from Indianapolis.
He first attended Sycamore School from Kindergarten through 8th Grade. Later, he attended Park Tudor High School where he graduated in 2020.
According to a university post on Facebook, he was a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship Program and a contender for the US Presidential Scholars Program in 2020.
His academic successes included taking first place in a State Science Olympiad in 2016 and taking first place in a State Spanish competition in both 2015 and 2016. He also participated in science bowl contests in chemistry.
At the time of his death, he was studying data science at Purdue University. He was 20 years old when he died.
Varun is survived by his father, Manish Chheda, and his mother, Seema Dedhiya; his sister, Kavya Chheda; his grandparents Nemjee and Jaya Chheda and his grandparents Dhirajlal and Ansuyaben Dedhiya, according to his obituary on Dignity Memorial Website.
Why He Was Murdered?
Varun Chheda was apparently playing an online game with his friends when he was murdered. He was an ardent video game player.
According to his childhood friend Arunabh Sinha, they were playing while having a discord discussion when Chheda started screaming. Ji Min Sha quickly phoned the police to inform them that the bright young student had passed away.
Police are presently looking into the situation. The purpose of the purported murder has not yet been ascertained by authorities.