India, Sept. 14 -- The beheading of 50-year-old motel manager Chandra Mouli "Bob" Nagamallaiah in Dallas has sent shockwaves across the world. His wife and son were forced to witness the horrific act, while back in Bengaluru, his 80-year-old mother is left to struggle with unbearable grief.

"She was really shocked and crying," recalled her neighbour BS Venkatesh to The Indian Express. "She said that he is the one who was supposed to conduct her last rites, and now I have to conduct his. This situation must not befall any mother," Venkatesh added.

The family has scheduled Nagamallaiah's funeral for Saturday at 2 pm local time at the Flower Mound Family Funeral Home in Flower Mound, Texas. Meanwhile, a fundraiser launched to support his w...