Overview
- 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.