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.

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)