Schaumburg: Indian-origin man kills father with sledgehammer; cars slam into Indian restaurants
Two unsettling stories involving the Indian community in the United States surfaced in coverage relevant to Schaumburg. An Indian-origin man identified as Abhijit Patel killed his father with a sledgehammer and surrendered to police, while a separate report documents vehicles crashing into Indian restaurants across a stretch from Chicago to Texas.
Abhijit Patel, Indian-origin man with schizophrenia, kills father in US
NDTV reported on December 17, 2025 that an Indian-origin man named Abhijit Patel had killed his father in the United States using a sledgehammer. The NDTV report characterised Patel as schizophrenic. According to the report, Patel was the victim's own son. He surrendered to police as soon as officers arrived at the scene, offering no resistance. During subsequent questioning, Patel told police that he had an obligation to kill his father, framing the act as a duty he had felt compelled to carry out. He explained to investigators that his father had allegedly molested him when he was a child, and said this history was the reason behind the killing. The case involved a man diagnosed with schizophrenia, a serious psychiatric disorder. The NDTV report carried the story under the banner of World News, noting it among significant incidents involving Indian-origin people in the United States. Law enforcement took Patel into custody following his surrender, and an investigation was under way at the time of the report. No further details about the specific location in the United States or the outcome of the investigation were included in the portion of the report available. [4]
Cars crashing into Indian restaurants reported from Chicago to Texas
The American Bazaar reported on September 3, 2025 on a series of incidents in which vehicles had crashed into Indian restaurants across the United States, spanning a geographic range from Chicago to Texas. The article, written by Zofeen Maqsood, opens with the question of what the odds might be that a car could crash through a restaurant's front doors into the tables where customers are eating. The opening frames the scenario as something most people would consider unlikely or far-fetched. However, the report's premise is that such incidents had in fact taken place repeatedly at Indian dining establishments across this corridor. The American Bazaar is a publication focused on the South Asian American community, covering business, immigration, politics and culture for Indian-origin readers in the United States. By documenting crashes at Indian-owned restaurants stretching from the Chicago area to Texas, the report highlights a pattern of incidents affecting a specific segment of the restaurant industry. The article underscores concerns about the safety of diners and the vulnerability of restaurant storefronts to vehicle intrusion, a risk the piece suggests has been more prevalent for Indian establishments than most would expect. [6]
Sources: [4] NDTV · [6] The American Bazaar