An Indian national was shot dead by Jordanian security forces while trying to illegally enter Israel last month. The Indian national, named by the Independent as 47-year-old Thomas Gabriel Perera, traveled to Jordan in early February on a tourist visa.

The family of an Indian man who was shot dead while illegally crossing into Israel say he was a victim of a job scam. Thomas Gabriel Perera was killed by Jordanian security forces by the border with Israel on 10 February.

An Indian man, Thomas Gabriel Perera, was fatally shot by Jordanian security forces on February 10 while trying to cross into Israel from Jordan. His family claims he fell victim to a job scam.  Perera,

The body of Indian man Perera, shot dead while crossing into Israel, remains in Jordan as the external affairs ministry works to repatriate his remains.