A Korean pupil who allegedly stabbed his Indian-origin roommate to dying of their dormitory on the prestigious Purdue University has mentioned he was “very sorry” for killing his buddy however contended that he had been “blackmailed”, in response to a media report.

Varun Manish Chheda, 20, from Indianapolis, was discovered useless in McCutcheon Hall on the western fringe of the campus final Wednesday.

Ji Min “Jimmy” Sha, a junior cybersecurity main and worldwide pupil from Korea was arrested in reference to the homicide.

Sha, 22, made his first court docket look on Friday earlier than Tippecanoe County Magistrate Sarah Wyatt since being arrested for allegedly stabbing Chheda to dying.

“I was blackmailed,” the suspect mentioned when requested a couple of motive for the crime. He didn’t elaborate, WLFI, a tv station in Indiana, reported.

When requested if he had something to say to the sufferer’s household, Sha replied: “I am very sorry.”

Last week, Sha appeared to mutter “I love my family” as he was hauled to jail for allegedly killing Chheda, a senior knowledge science main who the Tippecanoe County coroner mentioned died of “multiple sharp-force traumatic injuries.”

Sha referred to as the police about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday to say he had fatally stabbed his roommate of their room at McCutcheon Hall.

Police discovered Chheda in a chair and Sha coated in what seemed to be blood, in response to the outlet. They additionally noticed what they believed to be blood spattered on the wall, together with a pool of blood and a folding knife on the ground.

The suspect allegedly admitted that the knife was his and that he had used it to kill his roommate.

Chheda’s mates have mentioned that they had been gaming with the sufferer after they all of a sudden heard him screaming.

Indiana police described the crime as an “unprovoked and senseless” homicide.