Indian student brutally beaten by robbers in Chicago, pleads for help while bleeding. Video

Another Indian student was brutally attacked by robbers in Chicago on Tuesday. A video featuring Syed Mazahir Ali, bleeding profusely and narrating his harrowing ordeal, is being widely circulating on social media, sparking concerns amid a string of attacks on Indian students abroad.

Ali, who hails from Hyderabad, went to Chicago to pursue a Master’s degree at the Indiana Wesleyan University. In the video that has spread like wildfire on the internet, Ali was seen bleeding from his nose and mouth and pleading for help. “There were four people, they beat me together,” he said. He added that he was on his way home after buying some food and the robbers also stole his phone. “Please help me, please help me.”

A CCTV footage also showed three masked men following Ali near his house at Campbell Avenue. When the student started to run, they chased him down and started assaulting him. According to Ali's wife, Syeda Ruquiya Fatima Rizvi, the attackers also had a gun.

Rizvi has also written to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to ensure that her husband gets proper treatment for his injuries. She also requested him to make arrangements so that she can go to Chicago with their three minor children to be with her husband. According to reports, Ali is in a state of mental shock.

Following the assault, the Indian consulate in Chicago stated that it's in touch with the victim as well as his wife. "Consulate is in touch with Syed Mazahir Ali and his wife in India, Syeda Ruquiya Fatima Razvi and assured all possible assistance," the Indian Consulate in Chicago wrote in a post on X.