Indian shot dead in New York

An immigrant from India has been shot dead by a masked bandit in a blotched robbery attempt in a bakery where he was working as a cashier.

George Kuruvilla, 52, was shot dead in the shop where he was working for the last 15 years. Nothing was stolen from the store.

The bandit burst into the bakery in Queens, a suburb of New York city, on Saturday around 6 pm local time and shot Kuruvilla in the head. As he lay dying, other employees of the bakery ran out screaming and took shelter in neighbouring houses.

Kuruvilla leaves behind his wife, Saramma, and 17-year old daughter, Nimmy.