Indian Man Killed at Israel Border Was Victim of Job Scam

Thomas Gabriel Perera, misled by false job promises in Jordan, was fatally shot by Jordanian forces while attempting to cross into Israel illegally.

Thomas Gabriel Perera, a 47-year-old auto-rickshaw driver from Kerala, was killed by Jordanian border guards on February 10 while trying to enter Israel illegally.
Perera and his brother-in-law, Edison Charlas, were lured to Jordan by an agent promising high-paying blue-collar jobs that never materialized.
The men paid over ₹2.1 lakh and $600 to the agent, only to be advised to cross into Israel illegally in search of better opportunities.
Charlas survived the shooting, received medical treatment, and was later imprisoned in Jordan for two weeks before being deported to India on February 28.
India's Ministry of External Affairs is working to repatriate Perera's remains, with assistance from the Indian embassy in Jordan.