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Young Indian student 'killed after online date'
A young Indian student, allegedly killed after meeting a woman he met online, has been remembered as a "humble and kind" man who moved to Melbourne to study four years ago.
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A young Indian student allegedly killed after meeting up with a woman he met via a dating app has been remembered as a "humble and kind" man.
It's believed Maulin Rathod, 25, went to a house at Ross Court in Sunbury about 9pm on Monday after arranging to meet up with a 19-year-old woman he had met online.
Emergency services were then called to the scene and discovered Mr Rathod with life-threatening injuries.
The 25-year-old Elsternwick man was taken to the Sunshine Hospital in a critical condition, but died overnight.
His friend, Lovepreet Singh, said Mr Rathod moved to Australia four years ago to study and was in the process of completing his Masters of Accounting.
He added that Mr Rathod was the only child of his parents, who had been left devastated by his violent and sudden death.
"His parents are in shock," he said. "He was a very nice person. He had a jolly nature and he was a cricket lover. I loved to hang around him. He had a very humble personality and tried really hard with his studies."
Accounting student Maulin Rathod died in a Sunshine hospital, after allegedly going on a date from an online dating app. Vision courtesy Seven News Melbourne.
He said Mr Rathod's friends were banding together to raise money to send his body back to India so he could be buried near his family.
A Sunbury woman was arrested at the scene and charged with intentionally causing serious injury.
The woman is believed to have lived in residential care, with neighbours telling Channel Seven that police and carers frequently visited the house.
Her charges will be reviewed following his death and are expected to be upgraded to manslaughter or murder.
She faced the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday night and was remanded to appear again on Monday.
One of Mr Rathod's childhood friends in Ahmedabad, India, told The Age that the man's grieving family was in complete shock, and wanted answers about his death.
"His parents... I just can't explain their condition," said the man, who did not want his name published.
"He was the only son to his parents... And now we are raising funds to get the body back to India so we can do our religious ceremony and funeral.
"It was very shocking that he was killed. Maulin was very charming and pleasing... he would help anyone in need, if he was his friend or enemy."
"We used to play cricket on roads and spent almost all our time doing that," he said.
The man said his friend loved the Australian culture and had told his family back home he liked living in the country.
The family were now looking for answers about how he died, he said.
"We must know the truth," he said.