Indian national stabs a cleaner in Sydney, shot dead by police

According to reports, an Indian man was fatally shot by Australian police on Tuesday after he allegedly attacked a cleaner at a Sydney train station and made threats against police. According to a report, he had a bridging visa and was residing in Australia.

The Indian Embassy in Sydney confirmed that the guy killed by the police was Mohamed Rahmathullah Syed Ahmed of Tamil Nadu. "The occurrence is quite regrettable and upsetting. We have officially raised the issue with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the New South Wales Office, and state police authorities," the Consulate added.

Before making it to the Auburn police station, Ahmed is said to have attacked the cleaner (28) at Sydney's Auburn station. Ahmed confronted two police officers as they left the police station and made an attempt to attack them, according to the report.

Two of the three shots that a police officer fired struck Ahmed in the chest. It said that a probationary constable shocked him with her pistol. Ahmed was attended to on the spot by paramedics, who then took him to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Ahmed was attended to on the spot by paramedics, who then took him to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead. The cleaner was taken to a nearby hospital and is reportedly currently recovering well, said the police.