CHICAGO: An Indian student was brutally attacked here on Tuesday. In the videos that went viral on social media regarding an incident in North Campbell in Chicago, Syed Mazahir Ali, a native of Hyderabad, can be seen profusely bleeding.

CCTV footage shows Syed being chased by three assailants near his home in Chicago. Ali is pursuing a Masters in IT from Indiana Weslay University. "While I was about to reach home, 4 men attacked me, They kicked me, punched me and also snatched my phone. Please help me," Ali said in a video pleading for help.

Following the incident, Ali's wife Syeda Ruquiya Fatima Razvi wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asking him to ensure adequate treatment. She also requested the government to allow her to come to the US with her three children and see her husband.

.@DrSJaishankar Sir, One Syed Mazahir Ali from Hyderabad, Telangana pursuing Masters in IT from Indiana Weslay University was robbed & attacked on 4th Feb by four persons in Chicago, Since this attack Syed Mazahir Ali is under mental shock and is in need of help.Ask… pic.twitter.com/Cf2jeMAvPw

— Amjed Ullah Khan MBT (@amjedmbt) February 6, 2024

Attacks against Indians have become a regular occurrence in the USA. Four students of Indian origin have been killed in the States this year. A 19-year-old student named Shreyas Reddy Beniger was found dead last week. Another Indian student, Neil Acharya, was found dead inside the campus. Vivek Saini (25), a native of Haryana, was beaten to death on January 16. Another Indian student, Akul Dhawan, was found dead outside the University of Illinois in January.