24-Year Old Indian Student Robbed And Fatally Assaulted While Delivering Pizza In Canada

A 24-year-old Indian student worked as a food delivery partner in Canada. He was killed during a deadly carjacking, during which unknown suspects violently assaulted him.

The incident occurred around 2:10 a.m. on July 9 at Britannia and Creditview roads in Mississauga, as the CTV News channel reported.

"Investigators do believe that there are multiple suspects involved and that the food order was placed as a means of luring the driver to this specific area,"

Inspector Phil King of Peel Regional Police’s Homicide Bureau said that investigators have obtained an audio recording of the pizza order placed before the attack.

After Nath arrived, he was "violently assaulted" and left critically injured by a suspect who robbed him of his vehicle and fled the scene, police said.

Several witnesses rushed to help him and called for assistance. Nath was taken to a trauma center, but unfortunately, he was pronounced dead on July 14.

Siddhartha Nath, Consul General of India in Toronto, said Nath's death is a "heartrending loss," he extended his condolences to family members, friends, and the wider community, the CBC reported.

He said the consulate general had contacted the family after his death.

"It was heartening for me to see how the community responded, came together both online and physically to support the family in this time of grief," the Consul General said.

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"Of course, nothing can make good the loss, but it will be some solace to the grieving family, and it's also a signal of the spirit of the community because it is in times like this when the spirit and the solidarity and the sense of empathy are tested."

The Consul General said he hopes the people responsible are brought to justice.

Inspector King stated that, although the investigation is in its early stages, the police believe Nath was an innocent victim.?

As per King's statement, Nath's vehicle was discovered abandoned in the area of Old Creditview and Old Derry roads, less than five kilometers from the crime scene.

"The working theory is that perhaps there may have been extensive injuries (to Nath) that may not have been anticipated and that may have caused (the suspects) to get rid of the vehicle early," he said.

The vehicle has since been forensically examined, and "several" pieces of evidence have been retrieved, King added.

The police say there is no known connection between Nath and his attackers.

"I would like to remind those involved that regardless of your level of participation, you are complicit in the murder of Gurvinder Nath, and you will be arrested and charged accordingly," King said.

Nath's body will be flown to India on July 27 with the assistance of the Consulate General of India in Toronto, as the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported.

CTV News Toronto spoke to Nath's family and friends last week, who mentioned that he was a resident of Brampton and was enjoying his summer break before returning to complete his final semester of business school.

"He was innocent; he was just delivering pizza [when] random people hit him on his head," Nath’s cousin, Balram Krishan, said.

Nath came to Canada from India in July 2021 with aspirations of starting his own business.

According to the CBC, over 200 people attended a Saturday candlelight vigil for Nath in Mississauga.

During the vigil, speakers expressed that Nath had carried his family's hopes to Canada, and now his family is grieving the loss of one of its three sons.

"You come to Canada with a dream. You start your life. But these people stole a dream," Bobby Sidhu, a friend of a relative of Nath, said.

Sidhu said: "Canada was known for peace. And I hope that in our country, such senseless and merciless crime will come to an end. Everyone could relate to Gurvinder. I think that's the reason the community has come together."

(With inputs from PTI)

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