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Mainak Sarkar

Mainak Sarkar

Dr. Mainak Sarkar is 38 year-old former mechanical engineering Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D) student of William Klug. Sarkar immigrated to the United States of America in 2001 on a foreign student visa from India. He was granted lawful permanent resident status inMay 2014

UCLA Shooting (June 1, 2016)

Sarkar was confirmed by law enforcement on June 2nd, 2016 to be the killer of William Klug during the UCLA Shooting. Sarkar used a 9-millimeter pistol to kill the Professor in his office in Boelter Hall. Sarkar then immediately killed himself in Klug's 4th floor office. UCLA professor Chris Lynch is credited for locking the door to Klug's office immediately after hearing two gunshots so that Sarkar could not engage other potential victims.

Sarkar wrote a blog article describing his hatred of Klug The blog article was deleted but Google cached it and it was thus retrievable. On March 10, in the blog post, Sarkar called the professor “a sick person” who stole his work. “I was this guy’s Ph.D. student,” he wrote. “We had personal differences. He cleverly stole all my code and gave it [to] another student. He made me really sick.”

Sarkar also killed his estranged wife Ashley Hasti in Minnesota leading up to the UCLA Shooting. They had broken up and had stopped being friends on Facebook. Ashley's family members said Sarkar was absent from family gatherings, and that Hasti had kicked Sarkar out of the house, and they had been living separately.

It is believed Sarkar immediately moved himself across the country via car from Minnesota to UCLA to conduct the murder of William Klug before authorities could discover Sarkar's crimes.

Sarkar had a kill list with three people on it William Klug, Ashley Hasti, and an unknown UCLA professor who was not killed. After the killings, Sarkar had left a note stating his address in Minnesota and to look after his cat.

Police found his car on June 3rd, 2016, described as a 2003 gray Nissan Sentra with Minnesota license plate 720KTW.

The car was found in the Century City area of Los Angeles, California at 11300 block of Washington Place, west of Sawtelle Boulevard.

Career

Sarkar worked as an engineering analyst at Endurica LLC until August 2014. From 2005-2007 he worked as a software developer at Lucid Technologies. From 2002-2003 he worked as a research assistant a the University of Texas at Arlington. From 2000-2001 He worked for Infosys Ltd. in Bangalore, India. [1]

Education

Dr. Mainak Sarkar graduated from UCLA with a PhD in mechanical engineering in 2013. For his PhD Dr. Sarkar took courses in Fracture Mechanics, Computational, Solid Mechanics, Finite element Analysis, Theory of Shells and Plates. While at UCLA he worked as a teaching assistant for undergraduate courses (Finite Element Analysis, Statics and Dynamics, Applied Mathematics) in Mechanical Engineering. [1]

In 2005, he graduated from Stanford University with a Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics. In 2000 he graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. [1]

Immigration Status

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement made the following statement to the conservative news outlet, Breitbart about Mainak Sarkar's status as an immigrant in the United States of America.

"Department of Homeland Security databases indicate that Mr. Sarkar was in the United States lawfully at the time of his death, having been granted lawful permanent residence in May 2014.

According to DHS databases, Mr. Sarkar originally came to the U.S. in 2001 on a foreign student visa to pursue graduate studies.

DHS’ electronic records show he obtained three student visas between 2001 and 2008 to engage in masters and doctoral programs in the U.S."

References

[1]
Citation Linklinkedin.comMainak Sarkar's LinkedInprofile
Jun 2, 2016, 2:30 AM
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Citation Linkthedailybeast.comEvidence that Sarkar was extremely smart and competent.Details work he did with Klug and another prof.
Jun 3, 2016, 5:09 AM
[3]
Citation Linkbreitbart.comVisa and immigration details of Sarkar
Jun 3, 2016, 12:31 AM
[4]
Citation Linkpatch.comSarkar's car was found in Culver City.
Jun 4, 2016, 1:14 AM
[5]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comA picture of him with Ashley Hastiin 2008
Jun 2, 2016, 9:31 PM
[6]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comBody being removed from UCLA shooting
Jun 3, 2016, 1:37 AM
[7]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comSarkar with Bart Simpson
Jun 2, 2016, 9:44 PM
[8]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comSarkar and Ashley Hasti
Jun 2, 2016, 9:52 PM
[9]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comSarkar in Hollywood
Jun 2, 2016, 9:56 PM
[10]
Citation Linkm.hindustantimes.comLink to body being removed.
Jun 3, 2016, 1:38 AM
[11]
Citation Linkcnn.comSarkar apparently wanted to target a third professor but he/she was off campus during that time.
Jun 2, 2016, 10:32 PM
[12]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comA text by students about the shooter
Jun 2, 2016, 5:31 AM
[13]
Citation Linkwebcache.googleusercontent.comAn old article that explained Sarkar's hatred of Klug.
Jun 2, 2016, 2:20 AM
[14]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comProfessor not canceling final on day of shooting.
Jun 3, 2016, 6:07 AM
[15]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPicture of Sarkar's blog article about his hatred of William Klug
Jun 2, 2016, 2:21 AM
[16]
Citation Linkfoxnews.comNews article that whoever the shooter was, he was upset about his grades
Jun 2, 2016, 5:35 AM
[17]
Citation Linklongdarktunnelblog.wordpress.comOld blog
Jun 2, 2016, 2:23 AM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPhoto of Mainak at an Endurica LLCevent
Jun 2, 2016, 3:03 AM
[19]
Citation Linklatimes.comLA Times chronicling the events that led up to the shooting
Jun 2, 2016, 2:58 PM
[20]
Citation Linkcbsnews.comHe murdered William Klug
Jun 2, 2016, 12:32 PM