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Divyendu Sinha of Old Bridge died from blunt force trama to head, according to medical examiner

oldbridgenj062910_optMiddlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced Tuesday that an Old Bridge man died from a head injury that was inflicted when he was attacked by three 17-year-old males.

An autopsy performed Tuesday by the Middlesex County Medical Examiner's Office determined that Divyendu Sinha, 49, of Old Bridge died from blunt force trauma to the head and that the manner of death was homicide.

The three juveniles charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault and conspiracy to commit an aggravated assault remain in custody at the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center in North Brunswick.

They are scheduled to appear in Family Court July 1, 2010, before Superior Court Judge Roger W. Daley in New Brunswick.

The investigation into the death of Mr. Sinha is continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Greg Morris of the Old Bridge Police Department at (732) 721-5600, or Investigator Paul Miller of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at (732) 745-4466.

— NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

 
Comments (18)
18 Friday, 02 July 2010 12:49
KDC
I would like to ask the parents of these kids what you are kids going out at this time of the night?
17 Friday, 02 July 2010 12:45
Vinny
I was absolutely horrified at the news of this murder. Some of my relatives live on Glen Oaks, which is pretty close. The senseless of the crime is staggering. These kids need to be put away for a very very long time.
16 Friday, 02 July 2010 10:47
Outraged
I personally don't know the victim or his family and this may be far fetched, but I want to pose the following question, at least to vent my sadness and anger over this incident which I am unable to overcome...

Apart from the criminial proceedings against the worms (who should arguably be tried as adults) leading to the maximum penalty that the law allows, could there be room for a civil action against the OB school district on behalf of the Sinha family, if the deplorable situation at OBHS (which would have definitely contributed to something like this happening) as described in the many of the posts elsewhere can be proven in court ?
15 Thursday, 01 July 2010 23:21
Mok
Very unexpected and brings the entire Indian Community of the world, and especially of NJ greatly down. Pray for their family, and let us all hope who ever did this receives the most punishment possible. Absolutely horrific and undoubtedly a shameful thing for the attackers.
14 Thursday, 01 July 2010 21:20
samir
Police should get to the bottom of this. It is shocking that in such safe neighborhood some one might get killed going for a evening walk. People responsible for this should be brought to justice. I propose capital punishment.
-Samir
13 Thursday, 01 July 2010 20:35
none of ur business
i dont care how old those kids are they better gt punishd cuz if nt i guarantee the indian community gna find them and show them no mercy
12 Thursday, 01 July 2010 16:01
Anonymous
1. One of those kids werent even part of it
2. There myspaces were from when they were younger


get your facts straight one of them your trying to putdown and he wasnt even with them
11 Thursday, 01 July 2010 12:09
TM14
I don't know how a family is ever to move on from such a tragedy. I pray that his family and friends are somehow able cope with this tragedy. I also hope the names of the victims are released and they are punished severely. It takes particularly cruel people to beat up someone so savagely in front of their loved ones.
10 Thursday, 01 July 2010 10:58
Anonymous
those are the killers but they are both 17 years old and one is 16 years old.
9 Thursday, 01 July 2010 10:32
Anonymous
I am not the original poster, but the names of the criminals, their sports backgrounds, and the cocky comments at their web pages, are being talked about all over the web. And if you cross correlate that with Old Bridge, only these links show up !!! So, I do believe that the links provided are accurate (though I agree that the ages of two of them are stated there as 18, not 17, but who knows...). Makes me wonder why you are so upset, what way are you connected with these guys ?

Secondly, it appears that the poor spelling ability of the poster bothers you too... It could very well be that he can barely speak English, so perhaps you are outraged by his/her "foreignness" (in which case he/she has no business whatsoever to express his/her views, right ?) ? Oops that is not proper English either,...
8 Thursday, 01 July 2010 02:34
Matt­ ­
To "murderes"

Either you're mistaken, or you're a real jerk trying to cause problems for those guys. A quick check of the profile you linked shows data that conflicts with the police report. The dates are wrong, the ages are wrong. Those can't be the killers.
7 Wednesday, 30 June 2010 22:56
RJB
Why do the police assume this was a "random attack" and not a hate crime? If this was a black man beaten to death in front of his family by people that were another race, it would have immediately have been considered a hate crime by the police and media. So why is it when an Indian man is murdered by people of another race, it is not a hate crime? Did the teens want to just kill the first person they saw no matter who it was? If this was a white or black family taking a walk instead would they have been attacked the same way? I hope the police are keeping their eyes open to this while investigating. The attackers should not be tried as juveniles either. They are almost 18 years old and they knew what they were doing. If they get tried as juveniles and not charged with a hate crime, then this will open the door to future hate crimes by "teens" on innocent people in the area.
6 Wednesday, 30 June 2010 14:33
raina
here is the picture of the murderer..in his friends list you will find the profiles of other murderers too..http://www.myspace.com/og3og
5 Wednesday, 30 June 2010 14:30
raina
i actually saw the pictures of the murders..in case you want to check it..heres the link http://www.myspace.com/shoni1993...check the friends list....
4 Wednesday, 30 June 2010 12:59
Rajit Okhandiar
It is really very sad to know the untimely demise of Mr Sinha. May God give enough strength to his family to bear this tragedy. I feel that Govt of India must intervene in this matter so that the guilt do not get away without punishment.There was such a hue and cry in media when Indians were attacked in Austarlia.Where are these media men now.
3 Wednesday, 30 June 2010 11:29
Yet another guy
I am cutting and pasting the following comment which I found on a prominent Indian news channel. The second paragraph mentions three names, supposedly of the assailants. I cannot attest to the veracity of this information, or otherwise...
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from wellwisher06 at 15:36, Jun 30, 2010
Dr. Sinha had a glorious career in the field of Computer Science. He was working as a Senior Software Project Manager at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. He had also served as CTO & VP at KoamTac and had worked within various positions at Eastman Kodak. Dr. Sinha had earned his Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology and had been a professor at the College of Staten Island. He had earned his graduate degree from IIT Khadagpur. Dr. Sinha was an author of several books on computer imaging and Computational mathematical morphology. Dr. Sinha had lived in this neighborhood, for over 16 years where the attack was committed. He was fatally assaulted, unprovoked right outside his house on the night of Friday, 25-Jun-10 by some High School kids who were obviously drunk and high and were looking for a victim just for kicks. Dr. Sinha was returning home after a walk with his wife and two sons, shortly after dinner. Dr. Sinha%u2019s two sons also received injuries. After struggling for life, Sinha was declared to have passed away on 28-Jun-10, Monday morning (Eastern Time) at 4:00 AM

While the attack may or may not have been racial, the essential question is how, Indians living abroad seek safety and justice without the intervention of the Government of India. The three assailants: 17 year old murderers had absolutely no remorse even after this violent crime. The attack was committed on Friday night. On Saturday morning, the criminals were busy posting random stuff at facebook and myspace. They were obviously overjoyed at their feat. Old Bridge High School students: Cash Johnson, Christian Tinli and Julian Daley were the names behind this violent crime. Julian Daley's facebook profile has since been deleted. It was last seen until Wednesday morning and all three murderers had been busy posting on each other's walls until Saturday morning after the attack. Cash Johnson, Christian Tinli and Julian Daley%u2019s public profiles show their menace and a complete lack of remorse.

It is understandable that the US laws prohibit juvenile criminals' names to be declared within the United States but what about the trial? It is being speculated that the accused might not really get a punishment fit in the United States for murder. They might be sent either to their parents or a juvenile detention center. Is that a fit trial for an unprovoked murder of an elderly scholar? Should the Indian Government intervene and request USA to try these murderers as adults? If that is not done, these animals would end up getting an unjust and lenient punishment in the name of being %u2018technically%u2019 minors.

It is important for people to understand that Indians who live far from their homeland have very little but their own communities to care for. At a time like this, the Indian Government must intervene and offer support and justice for the dearly departed. Dr. Sinha had done some extremely generous activities within India and US for the Indian community. Generations of his relatives have sought inspiration from him in career and life. He has helped numerous youngsters in India gain the right path in studies and career. Many of them have landed in the country's finest institutions like the IIT's and others. Thanks to his inspiration and love, his passing is being deeply mourned among family, relatives, friends and acquaintances in India.

Dr. Sinha was a loving son and a doting father and husband. His family, hailing from Bihar are devastated. His old parents and are finding it hard to come to terms with the tragedy. Sad part is, they will not be able to travel to the US to see their son for the one last time. Dr. Sinha's wife and two teenage sons are trying to keep strong. His only brother has flown to the US already and is attempting to offer support in the face of this great personal tragedy. Dr. Sinha's last rites will be performed in New Jersey and parallel religious ceremonies will be performed in India by his grieving parents. May God give the family strength and hope. Hopefully they will be able to find peace and forgiveness in their hearts for this seemingly unforgiveable event. Our prayers and wishes for the departed and his family.
2 Wednesday, 30 June 2010 07:20
sammy
why the hell USA has this stupid word and stupid law that prevent them to declare their names and photos so other people like Mr.Sinha would know with what kind of neighborhood and people they living around.Give them all to either life in prison or hang to death.
Extremely grieved to learn of his death as a result 0f head injury inflicted to him by 3 teen agers in U,S. My codolences to his wife Alka and sons in U.S. and his aged parents (RNP Sinhas) and parents in law (NK Sinhas) and brother Purnendu(Pappu), all living behind in India.
I fail to understand what is happening in U.S. wherefrom news of similar ocurences to Indians living there come so often. Is it price of becoming so called number-1 in the world? U.S. must pay attention to values of human life besides being number-1 in othe fields.
The families of Sinha and his relatives have been so close to me and my wife that that we are made dumb by the news and find unable to express further words of sympathy
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