24-yr-old from Sonipat shot dead in Canada, was on a study visa

A 24- year-old student from ha ryan a’ s Sonipat was fatally shot inside ac arin South Vancouver, Canada, friday. there was no clarity about motive as the Canadian police claimed to be ‘early in our investigation”. The family has sought help of pm na rend ra mo di an de amsjai shank ar to bring the body home.

The victim, Chirag Antil, was shot dead near his apartment at around 11 pm, his elder brother Rom it an tilt old the indian express. Chirag had gone to Canada in September 2022 on a study visa and used to share an apartment with his friends.

“Chirag completed his graduation from Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, Delhi. He wanted to go to Canada for higher education and work. He got admission in an MBA programme and completed it from University Canada West, british columbia. he had recentlygot a job asa supervisor in a security agency there. I last spoke with him barely 30 minutes before he was shot dead,” Romit said.

“Chirag had completed his day’s work and reached home. He had parked his car behind the place where he was staying with his friends. It might be around 10.30 pm when he spoke with me and told me he was going out to party with his friends. A few hours later, we heard he was shot dead,” said Romit.

Their fat he rm ahab ir sing his a retired sugar mill employee and mother Sulekha is a housewife. Rom it said“nobody from the state government, nor from any central ministry” had so far approached his family.n sui national president Varun Chaudhary said: “Chirag Antil’s brother Romit is in touch with me. ia mal so writing toe am Mr S Jaishankar so that Antil’s body can be brought back. Antil’s family told me they are not getting any support and even police in Canada are not sharing details.”

The consulate general of india in Vancouver wrote on X, “@cgivancouver has learnt with great sorrow about the shooting and killing of an Indian national, Mr. Ch ira gan til, living in# vancouver. We have approached the concerned Canadian authorities for more information. @Hci_ottawa @Meaindia @Drsjaishankar.”

Chirag Antil