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An Indian-origin student on Tuesday was fatally stabbed in a street attack in central England, with the 30-year-old succumbing to his injuries in hospital, police said. “On Tuesday morning (25 November) around 4.15 am (local time) a 30-year-old man was found by officers on Barbourne Road in Worcester with serious injuries,” West Mercia police stated, as cited by PTI.West Mercia Police have launched an appeal for witnesses to the incident in Worcester, while reports from India have identified the victim as Vijay Kumar Sheoran from Haryana’s Charkhi Dadri district, though formal identification in the UK is still pending.Five men arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail pending further investigation, while a sixth suspect has been released with no further action.“The five men who were arrested on suspicion of murder are now on bail and will continue to help us with our investigation,” West Mercia’s detective chief inspector Lee Holehouse said, as cited by PTI. Holehouse said that officers have been pursuing multiple lines of enquiry to determine what happened on Tuesday morning and what led to the man’s death. He added that police will remain on Barbourne Road over the weekend to gather evidence and reassured residents that there is no cause for alarm.“I continue to appeal to anyone who has any information that would help with our enquiries to please come forward, however insignificant you feel it may be; it could be a vital piece of information,” Holehouse said. Charkhi Dadri MLA Sunil Satpal Sangwan expressed condolences on social media, saying he was deeply shocked by the “tragic death” of Sheoran and offered support to the family during their moment of grief.“I urged the Indian government to intervene at the earliest and extend every possible support to the grieving family — especially by ensuring the urgent repatriation of his mortal remains to India,” Sangwan said. “We also appeal for a transparent, fair, and time-bound investigation so that justice is served and the perpetrators are held strictly accountable,” Sangwan added.