{UAH} Indian killed in Uganda in ‘hate’ crime - The Times of India on Mobile

MUMBAI: An Indian mechanical engineer living in Kampala, Uganda, was killed in an apparent hate crime by a local on Thursday night. He was returning home with his wife after Navratri celebrations.

A group of Ugandan men started following the couples and began abusing them on Mawanda Road. The Indians ignored the remarks and continued walking. Soon, a member of the gang came from behind and hit Michael on the head with an iron rod. He collapsed on the floor. The men fled. Michael was taken to hospital in a motorcycle taxi, known locally as boda-boda. He was declared dead before admission.

Michael's sister-in-law Cynthia Vaz, a resident of Bhayander, received a call around 2.30am on Friday from Clara, informing that her husband had been killed minutes away from their house. "The local police has registered a case against six or seven men. The Indian couple accompanying Clara and Michael will be able to identify them," said Vaz. Clara told her sister on phone that the men did not rob them. She told Vaz that the Ugandans were abusing them for "taking away their jobs". The Indian community in Uganda rushed to help Clara. Vaz said the goons were trying to provoke the two couples.

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