Abhijit Mahato murder suspect arrested

19-year-old Stephen Oates has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Abhijit Mahato.(Do check this link out!!)

This from News14Carolina

Stephen Oates walked in to court Thursday morning wearing an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs on his wrist. Police charged him with first-degree murder for the shooting death last week of 29-year-old Duke University graduate student Abhijit Mahato.

This via SepiaMutiny

a funeral service will be held this Sunday morning, at 10:30 a.m., by The Hindu Society of North Carolina. ABD, DBD, bespectacled or not, I think the one thing we can all agree to do is to keep Abhijit and his family in our thoughts and prayers.

Abhijit Mahato - PhD Student at Duke University Murdered

Abhijit MahatoAbhijit Mahato a d PhD Student at Duke University was found shot to death, Friday January 18th in his apartment (Anderson Apts, Durham, NC), south of the Duke campus. He was an Engineering grad student from India. (more at abc11.com)

Another senseless tragedy, this on the heels of 2 Indian grad students who were shot to death last month at Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.

Our deepest condolences to the family of Abhijit Mahato.

Google Maps Satellite View of Anderson Apts, Durham, NC