India, Sept. 13 -- Chandra Mouli Nagamallaiah, who was brutally beheaded at a Dallas motel where he worked as a manager, spent his formative years in Bengaluru, studying at Indiranagar Cambridge School before pursuing higher education at National College, Basavanagudi.

According to his Facebook profile, Mouli later worked and ran small businesses in Bengaluru before moving to the US in 2018. His family in the city is now grappling with the tragedy, with his mother and brother rushing to America to perform his last rites.

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For years before leaving India, Mouli tried his hand at several ventures in Bengaluru, including...