Vivek Saini, a 25-year-old Indian student studying in the US, was the victim of a terrible event that made headlines on January 29 (IST), which happened more than a week earlier, have a look at his biography
The young man from Haryana, who came to the US two years ago, was kind to the accused in this case, but he met a terrible end.
Who is Vivek Saini Indian MBA student killed in Georgia, USA, biography, age, parents and hometown birth place
When the terrifying Lithonia City, Georgia, convenience store footage of the event broke on Sunday, Saini’s image was all over the media. However, who was he? He wasn’t just a victim, though. The world has crueller plans in store for the young Indian man who was striving to live a fulfilling life.
Who is Vivek Saini?
25 year old Vivek Saini moved to the US two years ago to provide for his family in Haryana by finding a respectable career. He had graduated from Chandigarh University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science before coming to the United States. He then travelled to the United States for his education, enrolling in Alabama University’s Master of Business Administration program. Vivek was a highly regarded student who just received his diploma and was employed part-time at Chevron Food Mart in Lithonia, Georgia, located at the intersection of Cleveland Road and Snapfinger.
Saini lived in the Indian state of Haryana, in the village of Bhagwanpur, Panchkula. Ten days later, on his vacation, the MBA graduate student was scheduled to travel to India to see his family. The final ceremonies have been completed, and Vivek Saini’s body has been returned to India. Gurjeet Singh and Lalita Saini, his bereaved parents, are still struggling to deal with the heavy loss.
25-year-old Vivek Saini was attacked with a hammer by a homeless man at the Chevron Food Mart at Snapfinger and Cleveland Road in Lithonia late Monday night. #Homeless #usa #indian #internationalstudents pic.twitter.com/Cy2gL1tytH
— Gurpreet Kohja (@KhuttanGuru) January 22, 2024
What happened to Vivek Saini?
On Sunday, American news outlets began covering the Georgia convenience store murder. The incident started on January 16, when Vivek refused to give free food to a homeless guy. The individual in question is 53-year-old drug addict Julian Faulkner, who was allowed to stay at the shop a few days prior by the staff.
To help him fight the cold, Vivek Saini handed him crisps, water, coke, and a jacket The homeless man, however, did not reply positively when he asked him to leave the place as he was heading home. He mercilessly pounded Saini about fifty times after striking him in the back of the skull the first time. The 25-year-old passed away immediately. The accused was standing over Saini’s body with the weapon still in his hand when the cops arrived.
Hate crime near Atlanta. Homeless man beats Indian immigrant, Vivek Saini, 50 times with hammer, killing him. Ironically, the Indian man tried to help him with food, shelter. No comment from American “human rights” groups. https://t.co/kSJvvtgc6p pic.twitter.com/qAd884nop4
— Indian-Americans (@HinduAmericans) January 29, 2024