Washington : A 47-year-old man from Thiruvananthapuram, named Thomas Gabriel Pereira, was reportedly shot and killed by security forces in Jordan while attempting to illegally cross the border into Israel. Gabriel had travelled to Jordan on a tourist visa. He was accompanied by 43-year-old Edison, who was injured by a bullet during the incident. His family is now seeking financial assistance from the Indian mission

MP Adoor Prakash wrote a letter to EAM S Jaishanker stating, "Respected Dr. S. Jaishankar Ji, this is with reference to the attached email reply received from the Indian embassy in Jordan regarding the death of Mr. Thomas Gabriel Pereira. The family of the deceased is not in a position to bear the expense of transporting the mortal remains to India and is requesting financial assistance from the Indian mission. I request you to kindly give consent to the Indian embassy to provide financial assistance for the dispatch of mortal remains to India."

Senior BJP leader Prakash Javedkar criticised the Kerala Government on the issue accusing it of being unable to providing jobs for the youth.

"Yet another Kerala youth was shot dead by Jordanian army, while sneaking into Israel. This is just not a Visa fraud, it is a complete failure of LDF and UDF in creating jobs. Kerala youth do not find jobs in Kerala. They have to either go to other states or countries," he alleged in a post on X.

On March 2, sources in the External Affairs ministry informed that an Indian national was shot and killed at by the Jordanian security when he was allegedly trying to cross over into another country illegally,

The Indian Embassy in Jordan mourned the demise of the national, and said it is working closely with the authorities for the transportation of the mortal remains of the deceased.

In a post on X, the embassy said, "The Embassy has learnt of the sad demise of an Indian national in unfortunate circumstances. The Embassy is in touch with the family of the deceased and is working closely with Jordanian authorities for transportation of mortal remains of the deceased." (ANI)