SA Police Arrest Leaves Man In Coma

A 42-year-old father of two is fighting for life at the Royal Adelaide Hospital after a South Australia police arrest, was caught on video, left him unresponsive and on life support. The police tackled Gaurav Kundi, 42, to the ground and allegedly kneed him in the neck, in an eerie incident that has drawn comparisons to the 2020 George Floyd killing in the US. 

Part of the arrest was recorded by Kundi’s wife Amritpal Kaur, who told the police that he had not done anything wrong and needed medical help. The incident left Kundi in a coma and on life support. 

The police claimed they intervened after witnessing an altercation between Kundi and his wife and that he “violently resisted arrest”. 

South Australian Police Commissioner Grant Stevens told the media that he had seen a video recorded on one of the officer’s body cameras and that they had acted in line with their training. The police officers involved in the arrest continue to be on duty. 

Police Investigating Arrest

Gaurav Kundi's arrest by SA Police was captured on video by his wife Amritpal Kaur.

According to the authorities, around 2.45 am on Thursday, May 29, 2025, “police witnessed an altercation between a man and a woman on Payneham Road, Royston Park.”

“During the attempt to arrest the 42-year-old man from Modbury North, he became unresponsive,” the police said in a statement. The man was taken to the hospital, where he remains.

“Major Crime detectives have been throughout the day investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident. This investigation is ongoing,” police said. The police have asked any members of the public who witnessed the incident or have footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000

Wife Disputes Police Claim

Gaurav Kundi and Amritpal Kaur. Photo: Facebook

Kaur has disputed the police claim that they intervened during an alleged domestic violence incident. Kaur told 9News that her husband had been drinking at home before he started walking on Payneham Road. She followed him and urged him to get home. Kundi reportedly shoved Kaur, and she believes the police who witnessed this assumed it was a domestic violence incident. 

In the video captured by Kaur, Kundi can be heard saying that he had “done nothing wrong.”

“Yeah, he hasn't done anything, what the hell!” Kaur is heard telling the police as they try to arrest him against a police car. The video then shows the police forcing Kundi to the ground. 

“Oh my God! They are doing unfair!” screams Kaur, who said she stopped filming when police put a knee to her husband’s neck. According to Kaur, her husband’s head hit the police car. 

In another video, Kaur is heard urging the police to take her husband to the hospital as he is unresponsive. She said her husband had a heart condition and the incident could have been avoided if the police had asked them what was happening. 

The National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls said it was “outraged” but “not surprised” with the conduct of the police. ‘This violent assault happened despite the desperate pleas of his wife, Amritpal Kaur, who, from all accounts, clearly told officers that her husband was not well and needed medical help—not brutalisation,’ said Debbie Kilroy of the National Network. 

‘We are being told by the government that police are the right first responders to domestic and family violence. Yet here is a textbook example of why they are not,’ said Kilroy. “Police misread the situation entirely. They saw a racialised man in distress—loud and unwell—and presumed guilt. Instead of asking questions, they went straight to violence… ‘This is not an isolated incident. This is the everyday reality of over-policing in racialised and marginalised communities” 

The National Network has called on the SA government to establish an independent inquiry into the incident. 

Any members of the public who witnessed the incident or have footage are urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestopperssa.com.au