Telangana man shot dead by US police claimed 'racial discrimination'

The 30yearold man from Telangana who was allegedly shot dead by the US police had claimed that he was a victim of racial hatred and discriminationMohammed Nizamuddin from Mahabubnagar district died in the United States after allegedly being shot by the police there following a scuffle with his roommate his family members said on ThursdayIn a recent post on social media Nizamuddin said iquestI have been a victim of racial hatred racial discrimination racial harassment torture wagefraud wrongful termination and obstruction of JusticeToday I decided to raise my voice against all odds Oppression of corporate tyrants must end and everyone involved in it must be punished severelyCiting information received from a friend of his son Nizamuddins father Mohammed Hasnuddin told PTI that the incident occurred on September 3 though it is unclear what exactly happenedAccording to a video released by Santa Clara police they received a 911 emergency call involving a disturbance between two roommates When the police reached the spot they received information that the situation had escalated and the suspect stabbed the victim pinning him to the groundThe officer attempted to deescalate the situation with verbal commands But the suspect ignored the commandsiquest When the officer saw the suspects hand holding a knife come down towards the victim the officer shot four times Santa Clara police chief Morgan said in the videoThe suspect was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deadNizamuddin also posted in the message that he faced a lot of hostility poor unacceptable environment racial discrimination and racial harassment and salary fraud where he workedThey altogether wrongfully terminated my employment It did not end there They continued their harassment discrimination and intimidating behavior by the help of a racist detective and team he had allegedLately the situation has deteriorated His food was poisoned and now that he was being evicted out of his residence for fighting against unjust he had saidThe victims father has appealed to the Centre to urge the Embassy of India in Washington DC and Consulate General of India in San Francisco to help him bring his sons mortal remains to MahabubnagarMeanwhile Majlis Bachao Tahreek MBT spokesperson Amjed Ullah Khan urged External Affairs Minister Jaishankar to help the family in the matterHasnuddin said his son has been working as a software professional in the US after completing MS thereThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever