<p>Varun Manish Chheda, a 20-year-old Indian-American student at US's Purdue University, was killed in his dorm room by his roommate, who has been arrested on a preliminary murder charge, police said.</p>.<p>Ji Min Sha, a 22-year-old junior cybersecurity major from Seoul, South Korea, has been held as the prime suspect in the case, Purdue Police Chief Lesley Wiete said.</p>.<p>Wiete called the crime "unprovoked and senseless".</p>.<p>Chheda died of "multiple sharp force traumatic injuries" and the manner of death was a homicide, according to preliminary autopsy results, an NBC report said.</p>.<p>A university spokesperson told the media that a 911 call came into the Purdue University Police Department at 12:44 a.m. on Wednesday from McCutcheon Hall on the western edge of the campus. The call was made by Sha himself.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/us-cops-nab-person-of-interest-in-sikh-family-kidnapping-family-still-missing-1151043.html" target="_blank">US: Cops nab 'person of interest' in Sikh family kidnapping; family still missing</a></strong></p>.<p>Purdue University President Mitch Daniels said in a statement that the Purdue University Police Department is conducting a thorough investigation into the incident.</p>.<p>"This is as tragic an event as we can imagine happening on our campus and our hearts and thoughts go out to all of those affected by this terrible event... I assure you that the safety and security of our students is the single highest priority on our campus," Daniels added in his statement.</p>.<p>This was Purdue's first on-campus homicide since January 2014, according to the University.</p>.<p>Chheda was just 10 days away from his 21st birthday, the <em>Indianapolis Star</em> reported.</p>.<p>He graduated from Park Tudor High School in 2020 and was a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Programme the year he graduated.</p>
<p>Varun Manish Chheda, a 20-year-old Indian-American student at US's Purdue University, was killed in his dorm room by his roommate, who has been arrested on a preliminary murder charge, police said.</p>.<p>Ji Min Sha, a 22-year-old junior cybersecurity major from Seoul, South Korea, has been held as the prime suspect in the case, Purdue Police Chief Lesley Wiete said.</p>.<p>Wiete called the crime "unprovoked and senseless".</p>.<p>Chheda died of "multiple sharp force traumatic injuries" and the manner of death was a homicide, according to preliminary autopsy results, an NBC report said.</p>.<p>A university spokesperson told the media that a 911 call came into the Purdue University Police Department at 12:44 a.m. on Wednesday from McCutcheon Hall on the western edge of the campus. The call was made by Sha himself.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/us-cops-nab-person-of-interest-in-sikh-family-kidnapping-family-still-missing-1151043.html" target="_blank">US: Cops nab 'person of interest' in Sikh family kidnapping; family still missing</a></strong></p>.<p>Purdue University President Mitch Daniels said in a statement that the Purdue University Police Department is conducting a thorough investigation into the incident.</p>.<p>"This is as tragic an event as we can imagine happening on our campus and our hearts and thoughts go out to all of those affected by this terrible event... I assure you that the safety and security of our students is the single highest priority on our campus," Daniels added in his statement.</p>.<p>This was Purdue's first on-campus homicide since January 2014, according to the University.</p>.<p>Chheda was just 10 days away from his 21st birthday, the <em>Indianapolis Star</em> reported.</p>.<p>He graduated from Park Tudor High School in 2020 and was a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Programme the year he graduated.</p>