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30-year-old Indian origin man shot dead in Alabama, USA

  •   Sun, Jul 28 2019 09:19:09 PM

Daijiworld Media Network 

Alabama, Jul 28: A 30-year-old man was shot dead in a supermarket robbery in the USA on Wednesday morning. 

Neil Kumar, of Indian origin, grew up in the Sharjah, UAE. He was pursuing his masters degree in computer science in Troy University in Alabama. He was the only son of his parents, Kaleeej Times reported. 

Neil was working as a part-time clerk at a gas station in Pike County, Alabama, where the attack took place. 

Kumar is survived by his father Kumar Purushu, mother Seema and two sisters who are married and settled in the USA. 

Neil was shot within minutes after opening the supermarket for business on Wednesday morning. 

Neil opened the gas station at 6 am and at around 6.15 am, a masked gunman barged into the shop and asked him to handover the cash. The video footage released by US authorities, shows that Neil did not put up any resistance and obliged. But the criminal went behind the counter and shot him point blank, as per information provided by his relative. 

Police are searching for the suspect and is looking through surveillance camera evidence. Pike County law enforcement has also released the footage of the crime and gave out the description of the suspect as a man dressed in all black with white gloves and armed with a gun. 

The tragic news was conveyed to the family by their son-in-law based in San Francisco later in the evening. 

Kumar Purushu and Seema have been living in Sharjah for the last 52 years and all their three children, including Neil went to school in Dubai. 

Purushu is running a printing company and he is all set to release a new book on Dubai's development over the last 50 years. His plan was to go back to Kerala to look for a bride for Neil. But fate had other plans.

Kumar Purushu and Seema have left for the USA. It is not known when the funeral will take place.

 
  

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  • Sarin Khan, Mangalore

    Tue, Jul 30 2019

    It seems they found the culprit. He is an Afraican american person Leon Terrell Flowers, so does not look like race based crime.

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  • Evans C. Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Mon, Jul 29 2019

    It is very sad to know that a young man was killed at his workplace just for the sake of few dollars. RIP Neil. All your hopes has been vanished by this crime. My sympathies to his parents, sisters, and the entire family/ loved ones.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Nashville

    Mon, Jul 29 2019

    Why is Modi not Protesting 🙄🙄🙄

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  • Valerian Menezes, Kota

    Sun, Jul 28 2019

    Very young man lost his life. Really sorry. Condolences to the family and May His Soul Rest In Peace.

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  • pandu, USA

    Sun, Jul 28 2019

    Petrol stations are an easy target for armed robbers. Indian students should refrain from working at gas stations. Its not worth losing your life over small amount of money.

    May he rest in peace, condolences to parents,

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  • Evans C. Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Mon, Jul 29 2019

    Pandu, USA, I fully agree with your comments. I know many Indians are working in gas stations.

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  • Sanjay, Hebri

    Sun, Jul 28 2019

    I think its hate crime, looting was just a reason, otherwise when he had obeyed the looters why would they kill him?

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  • Sainik, Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 28 2019

    USA has always been a breeding ground for terrorists.
    They carry out attack on the countries which are rich in natural resources and loot by killing even women and children.
    Most countries licking Americas boot out of fear including Modi.
    China doesn't give a fish!

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  • Moshu, Mangaluru

    Mon, Jul 29 2019

    The role of the USA and its policies over world community is very clear to every one of us. It's open secret but sadly no one dare to speak out against except few like Iran, N.Korea, Venezuela, Russia, China and rest behave like puppets despite knowing the facts of the dictator believed TI be The Mother Of All Problems.
    What it engaged from the day one is creating rifts between neighbor states, destabilize world economy by creating war situation, forming , funding and supplying rebel groups in respective countries to achieve their own interests, threatening weaker states by power. Its bottom line object behind the agenda is to Rule the Planet by Arm Tra

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  • S Shetty, Tulunad

    Mon, Jul 29 2019

    The person had died you have your own song shame on you.

    Rip to this guy.

    Btw China licked lot since it was poor now they got little money and left it, and one more thing it's a law of nature people allways pay respect to the powerful once.

    Cheers

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  • H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri

    Mon, Jul 29 2019

    Breeding grounds for terrorists are all located in the middle eastern regions of Asia, Their religious beliefs, ideologies are the source of much grief, suffering, pain, deaths
    and destruction, around the entire world !!!!!! Our nation has been a victim of this carnage for more then seven decades...... These marauding invaders, destroyed our civilization and culture.... They continue to inflict pain in Jammu n Kashmir and many parts of our nation..The sporadic killings in USA, are due to racial upheavals despite, these random incident USA, continues to be the topmost destination, for all new immigrants !!!!

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  • Rajesh, Udupi

    Mon, Jul 29 2019

    Your PM Taliban Khan went last week to US to lick what? trumps leftover?

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  • John Tauro, M'luru

    Tue, Jul 30 2019

    The 'most countries' you mentioned are in the Middle East. US had voluntarily supported and stood by India during the 1962 war with China. India cannot forget this helpful gesture when the country was in the initial stages of development. Today both countries benefit from each other in trade and economic field.

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