Indian-origin man dies days after Australia police knelt on neck during arrest attempt
Updated: Jun 16th, 2025
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Two weeks after Australian police officer knelt on his neck, an Indian-origin man died on Thursday after he was hospitalised for an ‘unrecoverable’ brain injury.
42-year-old Gaurav Kundi was on life support at the Royal Adelaide Hospital after a police encounter in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs resulted in severe brain and neck injuries.
According to local media reports, the incident occurred on Payneham Road when local police approached Kundi and his wife, Amritpal Kaur, mistaking their loud argument for a domestic violence situation. Kaur later stated that the misunderstanding led officers to respond with unnecessary aggression.
South Australian (SA) Police Commissioner Grant Stevens told ABC Radio Adelaide it would investigate the incident in addition to a probe by the internal investigation section detectives.
As per reports, Kundi was intoxicated at the time and had pushed his wife during an argument. Police allegedly interpreted this as a physical assault, prompting them to intervene.
However, Kaur said his husband was simply drunk and loud, not violent.
During the arrest, officers reportedly forced Kundi to the ground and restrained him, when his head was struck against a patrol car and the road.
South Australian (SA) Police Commissioner Grant Stevens told Australian radio broadcasting that it would investigate the incident in addition to a probe by the internal investigation section detectives. The inquiry would review SA Police’s policies, practices, and procedures, including training in relation to responding to incidents.
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