A 25-year-old Indian student has died of cardiac arrest in Canada making his family seek help from External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to help bring his mortal remains to India.

The deceased Indian student was identified as Shaik Muzammil Ahmed.

According to reports, he was pursuing a Masters in IT from Conestoga College, Waterloo Campus in Kitchener City, Ontario.

He has been staying in Canada since 2022.

He was suffering from fever for the past one week and his family received a call from his friend informing him about his death from cardiac arrest on Friday.

Amjad Ullah Khan, a leader of the Telangana-based political party, Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT), posted on X :"@DrSJaishankar Sir, One Shaik Muzammil Ahmed-25 years from Hyderabad, Telangana State persuing Masters in IT from Conestoga College, Waterloo Campus in Kitchener City in Ontario, Canada since Dec 2022 was suffering from fever since last one week, but his family received a call from his friend that he died due to cardiac arrest today. On hearing this news his parents and entire family is in a state of shock and has request you to kindly ask @HCI_Ottawa& @TorontoCGI to send his mortal remains back to Hyderabad as soon as possible, for more details please contact Waliuddin on +1 (647) (786) 5940 or his uncle Mohammed Amjad on 9618160740."