Indian youth shot dead in San Francisco, another in Manila
Dharampreet Singh from Khotran village in Banga, was shot dead by robbers at a gas station near San Francisco on Tuesday. Dharampreet 21 was a law student.
On November 13, a day prior to his death, young Buta Singh of Mal Singh Wala village in Budhlada, Mansa, was waylaid and murdered on the outskirts of the Philippines capital, Manila.
Dharampreet reportedly hid himself behind the cash counter but was shot by one of the four robbers as they moved out after looting the gas station. His grandfather Santokh Singh, father Inderjit Singh, who is a truck driver, mother and twin sister Amandeep were numb with grief after his death.
Buta Singh’s family plans to approach the Centre to help bring back his wife and their three-month-old son. Bachitar Singh, the deceased’s father, said: “I have three daughters. Buta Singh was my only son. I sold the family land and sent him to Manila seven years ago for a better future. He not only fended for himself but also sent money back home.”
