Indian Student Shot Dead In Manchester

December 27, 2011

[b] Police are investigating whether a university student who was shot dead in the street in Manchester in the early hours of Boxing Day was the victim of a racist attack.[/b]

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[size=5]Anuj Bidve, 23, who was studying a micro-electronics postgraduate qualification at Lancaster University, was part of a group of nine male and female Indian students who were visiting Manchester for a short break over the Christmas holidays.[/size]

[size=5]As they walked from their hotel in Salford towards Manchester city centre in the early hours of today, they were stopped by a man who began a short conversation with the victim before taking out a handgun and blasting him at close range[/size]

[size=5]Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said it was an "awful" attack and pledged to "leave no stone unturned" in the hunt for the killer.[/size]

[size=5]Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan, divisional commander for Salford, said: "This is a tragic incident and our first thoughts are for the family.[/size]

[size=5]"There is going to be a huge amount of concern in the community and I can reassure the family and the community by telling them we have launched a major investigation and no stone will be left unturned until we find the people who are responsible for this."[/size]

RIP brother... sorry2 [font=georgia,] [/font][font=georgia,] [/font][font=georgia,] sorry2 [/font]