An Indian MBBS student from Andhra Pradesh died in Kyrgyzstan after he got trapped in a frozen waterfall there. Dasari Chandu (21), from Madugula village in Anakapalle, went on an outing with his four friends on April 21 after they finished their second year exams. But Chandu got trapped in the ice of the frozen waterfall and died. His parents were informed about the death by Kyrgyzstan authorities. The parents have approached Anakapalle MP B Venkata Sathyavathi for help in getting the boy’s mortal remains back to India. Union minister G Kishan Reddy has also assured the family that he would speak to MEA regarding this.
Indian data scientist in Canada fired
An Indian origin data scientist working at TD Bank in Canada was fired after he shared a video detailing how he obtained "free food" from food banks meant for students. He had boasted in the video that he saved "hundreds of bucks" every month by exploiting the food banks. The man, identified as Mehul Prajapati, was employed by TD Bank. It took action after people criticised him on social media. Food banks in Canada are run by charities and provide essential food items to people in need. They are typically used by low-income families or students facing financial difficulties. Prajapati claimed in the video that he saved "hundreds of bucks" each month on groceries by using the food banks.
Indian restaurants accused of duping investors
Two Indian restaurants in Colorado have duped investors to the tune of $3,80,000, state regulators have alleged and are now seeking to recover the amount from them. In a lawsuit, the Colorado Division of Securities has alleged that the owners of Indian restaurants Bombay Clay Oven and Saucy Bombay used “half-truths and lies” to sell investors on their grandiose plans for a nationwide expansion before spending the USD 380,000 that shareholders invested on rent, operating costs and Ponzi-like payments. The restaurants were owned by The Bombay Group, which entered into an agreement with securities broker Michael Bissonnette. Both defendants declined offers to discuss the allegations with “BusinessDen”, the daily reported.
Indian Sikh pilgrim visiting Pakistan dies
A visiting Indian Sikh pilgrim died in Lahore last week due to cardiac arrest, a Pakistani official said. Some 2,400 Indian Sikh pilgrims who arrived here via Wagah Border on April 13 to take part in Baisakhi festival left for their homeland. "Sardar Jangir Singh, 67, a resident of Patiala, died of cardiopulmonary arrest," Evacuee Trust Property Board spokesperson Amir Hashmi said. He said Singh suffered a heart attack during his stay in Gurdawara Dera Sahib Lahore. "He was immediately shifted to Mayo Hospital Lahore where doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival," Hashmi said. The body was handed over to the Indian security forces at the Wagah border, he added.
Cop guarding Sikh doctor in Pak killed
A policeman deployed to guard a Sikh medical practitioner was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar. The victim, identified as 45-year-old constable Farhad, was on security duty of herbal medical practitioner Baba Surjeet Singh in Dheri Baghbanan - a suburban locality of Peshawar district. Farhad was sitting on a chair outside the shop when unidentified gunmen opened fire at him, killing him on the spot, police said. The police have cordoned off the area and started the investigation.
Indian family perishes in car accident
A tragic car accident claimed the lives of a Malayali family of four, including two children, in a devastating incident in California. The deceased have been identified as Tarun George, his wife Rinsi, and their two sons. The fatal collision occurred when the electric car they were traveling in collided with a post and subsequently crashed into a tree on Foothill Road near Stoneridge Drive. Tragically, the vehicle caught fire following the impact, resulting in the untimely demise of all four family members. Both Tarun and Rinsi were employed at a South Bay Tech Company.
Indian wanted for assault shot dead
A 42-year-old Indian origin man was shot dead by police in San Antonio after he struck two officers with his vehicle as they were trying to apprehend him in connection with an assault case. Sachin Sahoo was pronounced dead at the scene after police officer Tyler Turner shot at him on April 21. According to a preliminary investigation, officers were dispatched to a home in Cheviot Heights in San Antonio for a report about aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival, officers found a 51-year-old female who had been intentionally struck by a vehicle. The suspect, Sahoo, had fled the location. Hours later, neighbours informed police that Sahoo had returned to the original location. Officers arrived and attempted to contact him when he struck two officers with his vehicle. One officer fired his weapon, killing Sahoo on the spot.
Singaporean gets life term for death of Indian origin
A Chinese-origin Singaporean national was sentenced to life imprisonment and 12 strokes of the cane by a court for murdering a man of Indian descent during a fight outside a nightclub in Singapore in 2019. The prosecution did not seek the death penalty, according to a Channel News Asia report. The penalty for murder is death by hanging or life imprisonment. The incident happened on July 2, 2019, outside the Naughty Girl Club in the hotel and tourist belt of Orchard Road. Tan Sen Yang, now 32, was found guilty of the murder of 31-year-old Satheesh Noel Gobidass during a fight outside the club in July 2019. Seven people, including Tan, were initially charged with murder. Satheesh died of a stab wound to the neck.
Indian origin minister gets extortion letter
Singapore’s Indian-origin Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and several members of Parliament have received extortion letters containing fake photos of themselves in obscene situations. Balakrishnan said in a Facebook post that several other MPs and himself received letters containing a “fake distasteful image accompanied by a threat”. “This conduct is deplorable and totally contrary to the values and good practices that we are trying to inculcate in our society. We have filed police reports and will take appropriate legal action,” he said. The police that the letters contained pictures of the victims’ faces superimposed onto obscene photographs of a man and a woman purportedly in an “intimate and compromising position”.
Armed men kidnap senior Pak judge
Armed men ambushed and kidnapped a senior judge in Pakistan’s restive northwest, a police official said. Around 15 men on motorbikes intercepted Judge Shakirullah Marwat’s vehicle as he was travelling toward Dera Ismail Khan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said police official Faheem Khan. The assailants set the car on fire before fleeing with him. The driver was not harmed, Khan said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the assault, but suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistan Taliban, or TTP, who made the province their stronghold. It’s unusual for militants in the northwest to target a judge of Marwat’s seniority, who usually travels with tight security. A search operation has been launched.
