India, March 3 -- A man from Thiruvananthapuram district was shot dead allegedly by security forces in Jordan while he was trying to illegally cross the border to Israel, his family was told by the Indian Embassy in Amman via e-mail.

The deceased was identified as 47-year-old Thomas Gabriel, a resident of Thumba on the outskirts of the state capital. His acquaintance Edison, who was along with him and sustained bullet injuries during the incident, was deported to India and reached the Kerala capital earlier this week.

Gabriel's family members said they were notified of his death by an official at the Indian Embassy in Amman on Saturday and stated that they were unaware of his trip to Jordan or his attempt to cross illegally into Israel....