A student from Telangana was killed in the US when a gun he was holding went off accidentally, as per his family here. Mahankali Akhil Sai, 25, from Khammam district lost his life in the incident that occurred at Auburn in Alabama state on Monday night (local time).
Sai had gone to the US about 13 months ago and was studying MS at Auburn University. He was also doing a part-time job at a nearby gas station.
According to information reaching his family, he took the gun of a security guard and was having a close look by holding it in his hands when it went off accidentally. The bullet hit him in his head. The gas station staff rushed him to a hospital, where he succumbed.
The youth was hailing from Madhira town in Khammam district. His family was shocked on receiving the information.
The family has requested the Indian government to help in bringing the body home.
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In another incident, a man jumped to death from a building in front of his wife after a fight with her. The incident occurred in Narsingi on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Tuesday morning. According to police, a man identified as Revan Siddappa had a quarrel with his wife over some issue.
During the heated argument, he climbed on a nearby building and jumped even as his wife watched in horror. A profusely bleeding Siddappa was shifted to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed while undergoing treatment.
The incident occurred in the Peerancheru area under the limits of Narsingi police station of Cyberabad Police Commissionerate.
The police shifted the body for autopsy. A police officer said that a case has been registered and further investigations were on.
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