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Anuj Bidve Salford shooting was 'hate crime', police say | |
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The fatal shooting of a student in Salford early on Boxing Day was a "hate crime", police have said. | |
Anuj Bidve was shot in the head at close range in Ordsall Lane. | |
Mr Bidve, 23, had travelled to the UK from India to study at Lancaster University. He was in Greater Manchester for the festive period. | Mr Bidve, 23, had travelled to the UK from India to study at Lancaster University. He was in Greater Manchester for the festive period. |
Five people have been arrested on suspicion of murder - a 20-year-old man and four male teenagers, aged 19, 17, 17 and 16. All are still in custody. | |
Mr Bidve, a postgraduate student in micro-electronics, was described by his family as a "loving son, a super-caring brother and first and forever a friend for many". | Mr Bidve, a postgraduate student in micro-electronics, was described by his family as a "loving son, a super-caring brother and first and forever a friend for many". |
Tutors described him as "an outstanding applicant at the very beginning of a promising career". | Tutors described him as "an outstanding applicant at the very beginning of a promising career". |
'Peace march' | 'Peace march' |
He had been expected to return to India after completing his studies. | He had been expected to return to India after completing his studies. |
Mr Bidve, from Pune, Maharashtra, was in a group of nine Indian students visiting Greater Manchester over the holidays. | Mr Bidve, from Pune, Maharashtra, was in a group of nine Indian students visiting Greater Manchester over the holidays. |
Police said the students, who had not been drinking, were walking from their hotel towards the city centre when the gunman - a white male in his 20s - approached them from the other side of the road. | Police said the students, who had not been drinking, were walking from their hotel towards the city centre when the gunman - a white male in his 20s - approached them from the other side of the road. |
He had a short conversation with Mr Bidve before producing a gun and shooting him at close range to the side of the head. | He had a short conversation with Mr Bidve before producing a gun and shooting him at close range to the side of the head. |
The gunman then ran back across the street before he and another male fled on foot towards Asgard Drive and the Ordsall housing estate. | The gunman then ran back across the street before he and another male fled on foot towards Asgard Drive and the Ordsall housing estate. |
Tributes have been left on Facebook, including one page set up by a fellow Lancaster student, planning for a "peace march" in Mr Bidve's memory in the new year. | Tributes have been left on Facebook, including one page set up by a fellow Lancaster student, planning for a "peace march" in Mr Bidve's memory in the new year. |
According to the page, set up by Sonakshi Saran, Mr Bidve "was killed for not answering a simple question - 'What's the time?'" | According to the page, set up by Sonakshi Saran, Mr Bidve "was killed for not answering a simple question - 'What's the time?'" |
Police have not disclosed the nature of the conversation between the gunman and Mr Bidve. | Police have not disclosed the nature of the conversation between the gunman and Mr Bidve. |
Greater Manchester Police has appealed to anyone with information about the shooting to contact the force or Crimestoppers anonymously. | Greater Manchester Police has appealed to anyone with information about the shooting to contact the force or Crimestoppers anonymously. |
Mr Bidve's family is due to fly to Manchester by the end of the week to take his body to India. | Mr Bidve's family is due to fly to Manchester by the end of the week to take his body to India. |
A spokesman for the Indian High Commission said officers had visited Greater Manchester to speak to police. | A spokesman for the Indian High Commission said officers had visited Greater Manchester to speak to police. |