Indian community's worst fears have come true when it was confirmed that the body found on the tracks of Papatoetoe railway station on Wednesday, July 26, was of a young Indian national - Harmandeep Singh Joshan - who was in the country on a student visa.
This was confirmed by Daljit Singh, spokesperson of Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand, who has been providing all support to the immediate family of the deceased student in this hour of crisis.
Indian High Commission had also been actively assisting the family of the deceased man, both here and in India and had offered to provide all assistance in sending the boy back to India if needed.
However, the family of Mr Joshan man have finally decided to organise the funeral here in Auckland.
The funeral is being scheduled to be held in Manukau memorials in South Auckland, on Saturday, July 29 at 10.45 a.m.
Harmandeep Singh Joshan was a native of Chakk Kanian Kalan village of district Moga from the state of Punjab.
On Wednesday, July 26, Mr Joshan's car was found parked in the Shirley road Gurudwara in Papatoetoe, and his body was found on train tracks across the road from the Gurudwara.
Police have ruled out any foul play in the circumstances around the death.