An Indian national was shot dead by Jordanian security forces while trying to illegally enter Israel last month. The Indian national, named by the Independent as 47-year-old Thomas Gabriel Perera, traveled to Jordan in early February on a tourist visa.

Thomas Gabriel Perera, a resident of Kerala, tried to enter Israel after arriving in Jordan on a visitor visa.

Jordanian soldiers shot dead a 47-year-old man from Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram, Thomas Gabriel Pereira, on February 10 when he tried to illegally cross into Israel. Pereira was among a group of four who were allegedly misled by an agency offering Israeli work visas.

An Indian national Thomas Gabriel Perera a resident of Kerala's Thumba was allegedly shot dead by Jordanian soldiers while attempting to cross into Israel illegally, sources confirmed. The incident reportedly occurred on February 10.

The family of an Indian man who was shot dead while illegally crossing into Israel say he was a victim of a job scam. Thomas Gabriel Perera was killed by Jordanian security forces by the border with Israel on 10 February.

The body of Indian man Perera, shot dead while crossing into Israel, remains in Jordan as the external affairs ministry works to repatriate his remains.

Thomas Gabriel Perera was tricked by a job scam into traveling to Jordan and later tried to enter Israel in search of work.