Bus rider stabbed fellow passenger to death for ‘resembling his uncle’ and then ‘calmly exited the bus,’ police say

A bus rider in Austin, Texas, stabbed a fellow passenger on Wednesday, according to cops. His alleged reason? The victim looked like his uncle. Deepak Kandel, 31, is now charged with murder.

Police say that officers and EMS responded to a call in the 500 block of South Lawar Boulevard at 6:45 p.m. The caller said someone had been stabbed on a CapMetro bus. First responders found Akshay Gupta, 30, seriously injured. They tried to save his life but pronounced him dead at 7:30 p.m.

Investigators claimed they soon discovered Kandel was the killer…

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