Hyderabad, June 20: Mexican gangsters chased and shot dead an engineer from Andhra Pradesh at Livonia near Detroit in Michigan state, USA, late on Thursday night.
According to information reaching here, Venkat Kattamanchi, a native of Chittoor district, had given an advertisement in one of the e-business websites a week back to dispose of his mobile phone. In response to the ad, a Mexican woman contacted him and expressed her willingness to buy it. Accordingly, both met on Thursday night and Venkat delivered the mobile to her.
A few hours later, after returning home, Venkat got a call from the woman who invited him to come down to a local restaurant. He went to the restaurant and just as he was about to get down from his car, five Mexicans, including the woman, tried to forcibly snatch his wallet and valuables. But Venkat resisted them and ran for his life to a nearby motel. His repeated pleas for help fell on deaf ears. With the motel staff not bothering to open the doors, Venkat ran into a by-lane. Minutes later, gun shots were heard.
A few locals who heard the heart piercing shots immediately alerted police who rushed to the spot and nabbed the culprits. Little is known of Venkat’s family as they migrated to Chennai decades ago.
–IANS–