Overview

• Family members in Mahabubnagar said they were informed that Mohammad Nizamuddin was shot dead in Santa Clara, California, and asked India’s External Affairs Minister to expedite repatriation.
• Deccan Chronicle reported that Santa Clara police described a 911 call about a violent roommate dispute, alleging an officer fired four rounds as Nizamuddin stabbed a victim who is now stable.
• Nizamuddin’s father told PTI he was told the incident occurred on September 3, though he said the exact circumstances remained unclear to the family.
• A relative cited social-media accounts of a quarrel over an air-conditioner escalating with knives and a neighbor calling police, while formal details were still pending in other reports.
• The father appealed for assistance from the Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Consulate in San Francisco, and a local political spokesperson shared his letter with the media.