New Delhi, April 23 -- A 40-year-old US-based techie, named Bitan Adhikary, was shot dead along with 28 other people after a Lashkar-e-Taiba offshoot, The Resistance Front (TRF), launched a terror attack on tourists on Tuesday, April 22, reported the news portal Times of India.

Bitan Adhikary, who lives in Brandon, Florida, United States, was visiting his hometown on April 8, as per the reports, with his wife Sohini and three-year-old son Hridaan on their summer break.

The family arrived in Kashmir on April 16 and was set to return on Thursday, April 24.

Bitan Adhikary was a US-based Indian techie who was working as a Test Manager for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Tampa, Florida, United States, according to his LinkedIn profile. ...