AUSTIN (KXAN) — Akshay Gupta was stabbed and killed as an innocent bystander riding a CapMetro bus in May.
“He was one person who would leave an impression on you, once you met him, it was just such an impression,” Gupta’s brother Ankur told KXAN. “If he met you, he was just so selfless.”
As Gupta’s loved ones learned more about the case – and about Deepak Kandel, the man arrested in the stabbing – their concerns have grown.
The week of the stabbing, KXAN learned via online court records that Kandel has a criminal history — primarily misdemeanors — dating back to 2016. The proceedings also contained several mental health evaluations…