3rd from Telangana confirmed killed in New Zealand attack, India toll 8
Ch Sushil Rao | TNN | Mar 18, 2019, 06:28 IST
Ozair KhadirHYDERABAD: A 25-year-old student from Hyderabad was also among those killed in the terror attacks in Christchurch, taking the number of Indians and persons of Indian origin (PIO) dying in the massacre to eight. The number of those killed from Telangana now stands at three.
Ozair Khadir, 25, was a resident of Noorkhan Bazaar. The Indian high commissioner's office in New Zealand confirmed his death on Sunday. He was identified in Masjid Al Noor, one of the two mosques that were attacked by Australian gunman Brenton Tarrant.
Khadir wanted to follow in his brother's footsteps and was studying aeronautical engineering in New Zealand. Khadir's parents have left for the island country. His father was in Saudi Arabia when he heard the news of the attack.
Officials in touch with NZ police
Earlier, Khadir’s relative Aamir Ali had tweeted that the family had lost contact with him since the attack on Friday. The high commissioner’s office had responded saying that it was aware and was following it up with the New Zealand police. “Once we get confirmed information, we will share,” the high commissioner’s office had said on Saturday. Apart from Khadir, Mohammed Imran Khan of Karimnagar and Farhaj Ahsan of Hyderabad were also killed in the terror attacks.
Another person from the state, Ahmed Iqbal Jahangir, was injured and is recovering in a hospital.
Ozair Khadir, 25, was a resident of Noorkhan Bazaar. The Indian high commissioner's office in New Zealand confirmed his death on Sunday. He was identified in Masjid Al Noor, one of the two mosques that were attacked by Australian gunman Brenton Tarrant.
Khadir wanted to follow in his brother's footsteps and was studying aeronautical engineering in New Zealand. Khadir's parents have left for the island country. His father was in Saudi Arabia when he heard the news of the attack.
Officials in touch with NZ police
Earlier, Khadir’s relative Aamir Ali had tweeted that the family had lost contact with him since the attack on Friday. The high commissioner’s office had responded saying that it was aware and was following it up with the New Zealand police. “Once we get confirmed information, we will share,” the high commissioner’s office had said on Saturday. Apart from Khadir, Mohammed Imran Khan of Karimnagar and Farhaj Ahsan of Hyderabad were also killed in the terror attacks.
Another person from the state, Ahmed Iqbal Jahangir, was injured and is recovering in a hospital.
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