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Indian who entered US on student visa accused of biting 3-year-old, violently assaulting her mother
According to Homeland Security, Atharva Vyas was arrested three months after entering the United States in 2023 but was later released.
An Indian man in the US is accused of brutally attacking a woman and harming her three-year-old daughter. The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in a statement, alleged that the Indian national “assaulted an innocent mother and her three-year-old daughter in a San Antonio park.”
“Atharva Vyas, a 24-year-old Indian illegal alien, allegedly violently assaulted a mother named Gabriella Perez and her three-year-old daughter in a San Antonio park April 18,” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) wrote on Instagram.
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“Vyas allegedly even bit the toddler and knocked out two of her teeth. ICE lodged a detainer with local law enforcement asking them to turn Vyas over to ICE instead of releasing him into the community after he’s faced justice for his alleged crimes,” the agency added.
When did Atharva Vyas relocate to America?
According to Homeland Security, he entered the US in 2023 on a Student visa. He was arrested three months after relocation on the University of Texas campus for felony assault. In 2025, his F-1 visa was revoked.
What is he accused of?
The authorities claimed that he was behind the attack on Gabriella Perez and her three-year-old daughter. The 24-year-old Indian allegedly started attacking Perez and then grabbed her hair. During the commotion, her daughter, who was in her arms, fell.
Vyas allegedly went on to assault the child, causing “bodily and facial injuries.” Police said that the kid had bite marks on her and also lost two teeth.
Is he arrested?
The police arrested him on April 18 on charges of violently assaulting the woman and her daughter. This arrest followed local media coverage of the incident. A statement by the authorities announced, “On April 18, 2026, ICE lodged a detainer requesting San Antonio turn Vyas over to ICE once he faces the American justice system.”
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“This criminal illegal alien brutally bit this child and caused her to lose two teeth. This barbaric assault against this woman and her three-year-old in a park was completely preventable,” Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.
“The Biden administration NEVER should have released this animal following his arrest for assault. We are working with our partners in Texas to ensure this criminal illegal alien never roams free in American communities again,” the acting assistant secretary added.
