Murder? Indian man 'shot dead' by police in US, family seeks help

Indian shot dead in US: In an unfortunate incident, A 30-year-old man from Telangana died in Santa Clara, California, after he allegedly attacked his roommate with a knife. The incident is said to be of September 3. Reportedly, his family got information about his death two weeks later.

Hailing from Mahabubnagar district, he died after allegedly being shot by the police there after a “scuffle” with his roommate, as per the details revealed by his family members on Thursday. 

The deceased was in the US for higher education at Florida College since 2016. After completing his MS, he was working as a software professional over there. Later he moved to California after being promoted, as per his family's statement. 

His father, Hasnuddin, who is a retired teacher, has urged the central government to help bring his son's mortal remains back to India. He also wrote a letter to the external affairs minister S Jaishankar. The letter read, "Today morning, I came to know he (Nizamuddin) was shot dead by Santa Clara Police and his mortal remains are in some hospital in Santa Clara, California. I do not know the actual reasons why police shot him dead."

Reportedly, the relatives of the deceased talking to news agency ANI, stated that his neighbour had called the police after a scuffle with his roommate which later escalated into violence.

The deceased relative said, "When the police entered the room, they asked the occupants to show their hands. One boy complied; the other did not. The police then fired four rounds and the child was shot. It is extremely regrettable that, according to the reports, no proper inquiry took place and the shooting happened so quickly."