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A 24-year-old Indian student, who worked as a food delivery associate in Canada, was killed after being violently attacked while driving a dead car, according to media reports.

Gurvinder Nath was delivering pizza around 2:10 a.m. on July 9 at Mississauga’s Britannia and Creditview roads, when unknown suspects confronted him and tried to steal his vehicle, CTV News reported.

“Investigators believe that multiple suspects were involved and that the food order was placed as a means of drawing the driver to a specific area,” said Inspector Phil King of Peel Regional Police’s Homicide Bureau, adding that investigators have obtained an audio recording of the Pizza Pizza order being placed before the attack.

After Nath arrived, he was “violently assaulted” and injured by a suspect who stole his vehicle and fled the scene, police said.

Several witnesses came to his aid and called for help before Nath was taken to a trauma center where he was pronounced dead on July 14.

Siddhartha Nath, Consul General of India in Toronto, said Nath’s death was a “heartbreaking loss” and 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 is comforting for me to see how the community responded, coming together both online and in person to support the family in this sad time,” said the Consul General.

“Of course, nothing can heal the loss, but it will be some comfort to the grieving family and it is also a sign of the spirit of the community because it is in times like this when the spirit and unity and understanding of empathy are tested.”

The Consul General said he hoped the people responsible were brought to justice.

The Crown Inspector said that despite the start of the investigation, the police believe that Nath is an innocent victim. Nath’s vehicle was found abandoned in the hours following the attack in the area of ​​Old Creditview and Old Derry roads – less than five kilometers from the crime scene, King said.

“The operational direction is that there may be potential injuries (to Nath) that may not have been anticipated and may cause (the suspects) to remove the vehicle early,” he said.

The vehicle has been tested at the scene and “a lot” of evidence has been recovered, King added.

Police said there was no known connection between Nath and his attackers.

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

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

Last week, CTV News Toronto spoke to family and friends of Nath, who said the Brampton resident was on summer vacation before returning to the final semester of business school.

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

Nath arrived in Canada from India in July of 2021 and has plans to open his own business.

On Saturday, more than 200 people gathered in Mississauga at a candlelight vigil for Nath, the CBC reported.

Speakers at the vigil said Nath came to Canada carrying his family’s hopes and now his family is dealing with the grief of losing one of his three sons.

“He came to Canada with a dream. He started his life. But these people stole a dream,” Bobby Sidhu, a friend of a relative of Nath, said.

Sidhu said: “Canada is known for peace. And I hope that in our country this kind of senseless and ruthless crime will come to an end. Everyone can relate to Gurvinder. I think that’s why the community has come together.”