Shaik Muzammil Ahmed attended Conestoga College in Ontario
Hyderabad:
The family of an Indian student named Shaik Muzammil Ahmed, who died of cardiac arrest in Canada, has asked External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to arrange for the student’s body to be returned to the sea. Deraba.
Ahmed (25), originally from Hyderabad, is pursuing a master’s degree in IT at Conestoga College, Waterloo campus in Kitchener, Ontario.
Telangana political party Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) leader Amjad Ullah Khan informed about the incident on social media.
MBT leaders said Ahmed had been suffering from a fever since last week, but his family received a call from Ahmed’s friends saying he had died of cardiac arrest.
He also posted a letter from the student’s family requesting EAM Jaishankar’s help.
Amjad Ullah Khan said on social media platform in IT from Conestoga College on the Waterloo campus in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, since last week, his family received a call from a friend saying he died today due to cardiac arrest.”
.@DrSJaishankar Mr. Shaik Muzammil Ahmed, 25 years old from Hyderabad, Telangana, pursuing Masters in IT from Conestoga College, Waterloo Campus, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada since December 2022, since last week He’s had a fever since, but his family got the call… pic.twitter.com/hvA1munXaX
— Amjed Ullah Khan MBT (@amjedmbt) February 15, 2024
“His parents and entire family are shocked after hearing the news and request you to request @HCI_Ottawa and @TorontoCGI to return his body to Hyderabad as soon as possible, for more details please contact Waliuddin + 1 (647) (786) 5940 or his uncle Mohammed Amjad 9618160740,” he added.
Earlier, MBT leader Khan also highlighted the case of another Indian student, Syed Mazahir Ali, who was brutally attacked in Chicago. Videos on social media showed Ali bleeding heavily as he described the horrific incident.
The Indian Consulate in Chicago then assured to contact the victim’s wife in India and to provide all possible assistance.
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