Indian Waitess Is Stabbed In The Neck By Fellow Indian Student In London

A man has been charged with attempted murder in an investigation following the stabbing of a 20-year-old woman in a Newham restaurant which was circulated on social media after video footage of the incident emerged. Sriram Ambarla, 23, of no fixed address was charged on Sunday March 27 and will appear in court today, March 28.

Police were called to reports of a stabbing on Barking Road, Newham at around 2:20pm on Friday March 25 where they found the woman in her early 20s suffering from stab wounds. She was taken to hospital where she still remains in a serious, but stable condition.

Shocking CCTV footage of the attack showed the moment the 20-year-old waitress was attacked with a knife by a customer whilst working at the Indian restaurant Hyderabad Wala on Barking Road, East Ham, Newham.

In the footage, a number of customers are sitting at tables eating at an Indian restaurant. A waitress walks up to a table where a lone man is sitting where he appears to give her something.

News reports named the victim as Seena Siju (name changed) from Kerala who arrived in London in February to do a master’s at the University of East London.

Seena was stabbed with a knife by another Indian student who was posing as a customer, who she was serving at the Hyderabad Wala restaurant in East Ham last Friday.

The University of East London said in a statement: “The university is aware of an incident on Friday 25 March involving two students at the Hyderabad Wala restaurant. We are providing support to those involved and cooperating with the metropolitan police.”