Two Indians found dead in New Jersey, murder suspected
Two NRIs, including a 7-year-old boy were found dead at their residence in New Jersey on Thursday evening. The deceased identified as 40-year-old Sasikala and her son 7-year-old Anish Sai were found dead by Sasikala's husband when he returned home.
The family hails from Thimmarajupalem in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh and had moved to the United states. Narra Hanumanth Rao found his wife and child dead when he returned from work. Local police suspect it to be a case of murder and are on the lookout for unidentified assailants.
MLA
Samabasiva
Rao
is
said
to
be
in
touch
with
Telugu
Association
of
North
America
members
to
gather
more
information
about
the
incident.
The
MLA
claimed
that
initial
information
revealed
that
the
mother-son
duo
was
strangulated
to
death.
The
family
of
the
deceased
woman
suspected
that
their
son-in-law's
affair
had
a
role
to
play
in
Sasikala's
murder.
Indian origin mother-son found murdered in New Jersey home: Family of the deceased persons in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada mourn the loss pic.twitter.com/pQ1KKiWgkh
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Rao and Sasikala were both software professionals and Sasikala worked from home. The couple had been living in the United States for the last nine years.
Earlier this year, Telangana's aeronautical engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed when Adam W Purinton, who earlier served in the US navy, shot him in Olathe, Kansas, on February 23. Vamshi Reddy Mamidala, also from Telangana, was shot dead in Milpitas, California, on February 10 in a garage in his apartment building.
OneIndia News(With Agencies inputs)