Guwahati, Sept. 19 -- A 30-year-old man from Mahabubnagar district, Telangana, died in the United States after allegedly being shot by police following a scuffle with his roommate, his family said on Thursday.

Mohammed Nizamuddin's father, Mohammed Hasnuddin, told PTI that the incident occurred on September 3 in Santa Clara, California, though the exact circumstances remain unclear.

"According to information received from a friend of my son, the scuffle happened over a petty matter, but the details are not clear," he said.

Hasnuddin learned of his son's death on the morning of September 18.

In a letter to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, he requested assistance in repatriating Nizamuddin's mortal remains to Mahabubnagar.

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