A person from Thiruvananthapuram district was shot lifeless allegedly by safety forces in Jordan whereas he was making an attempt to illegally cross the border to Israel, his household was informed by the Indian Embassy in Amman through e-mail. The deceased was recognized as 47-year-old Thomas Gabriel, a resident of Thumba on the outskirts of the state capital. His acquaintance Edison, who was together with him and sustained bullet accidents through the incident, was deported to India and reached the Kerala capital earlier this week. Look ahead to extra particulars.