India, Sept. 19 -- A 30-year-old man from Telangana reportedly died after he was shot dead by the police in California, United States, earlier this month after a "scuffle" with his roommate.

The deceased from Mahabubnagar district, identified as Mohammed Nizamuddin, had gone to the US in 2016 for higher education at Florida College. Following the completion of his MS, he joined a company as a software professional and later moved to California after being promoted, his family said.

His father, Mohammed Hasnuddin, cited information received from a friend of his son and told news agency PTI that the incident took place on September 3, though it remained unclear what exactly happened that day.

Hasnuddin has requested the central governmen...