In yet another case of NRIs being targeted in foriegn countries, Arjun Dyapa Reddy, a relative of Union Minister Jaipal Reddy, was shot dead in his pharmacy store in Trenton, USA.
55-year-old Arjun Reddy was the owner of Brunswick Pharmacy, and the M. Pharm. holder had been running the business for 20 years. According to his relative in AP, a 18- or 19-year-old who went to Arjun's pharmacy for drugs fired at him.
The Trenton police suspect that a black youngster, who was spotted fleeing the store soon after the murder, is the culprit.
Mayor Tony Mack had stated that the Trenton police department and the community leaders were working towards bringing down the escalating crime rate in the city.
Arjun Reddy was a native of Mahaboobnagar district in the state, and is survived by his wife and daughter.
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