Twenty-eight-year-old Indian-Australian Saif Mohammed Shah remains in a critical but stable condition after he was allegedly stabbed during a robbery at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Burwood, Sydney early on Thursday, 20 November 2025.
According to NSW Police, several teenage boys entered the Burwood Road store about 2.20am and allegedly attempted to steal items. When Shah – a staff member at the store – intervened, he was allegedly stabbed by one of the boys. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated him at the scene before taking him to hospital, where he remains in a critical but stable condition. Media reports state that he is being treated at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.
Police established a crime scene and commenced an investigation. Later that afternoon, officers from Blacktown Police Area Command arrested two boys, aged 13 and 16, and a 15-year-old girl at Blacktown Train Station. They were taken to Blacktown Police Station and charged with robbery in company and participating in a criminal group.
Around 5.45pm the same day, officers arrested a 14-year-old boy at Blacktown Railway Station. He was charged with wound person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, robbery armed with an offensive weapon causing wounding or grievous bodily harm, and participating in a criminal group.
All four teenagers were refused bail and were to appear before a children’s court on Friday, 21 November 2025. Police inquiries are ongoing.
Relatives of Shah, speaking to media in India, said he is originally from Hyderabad and has been living in Australia for several years. They said he completed his studies before taking up work at the convenience store.
Indian officials, including local MP Asaduddin Owaisi, have publicly called for coordination between Australian authorities and the Indian government to ensure Shah receives appropriate medical support and that legal processes follow.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
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