NRI Kushwinder Singh was shot dead in his convenience store in Indiana yesterday by two robbers. Khushwinder Singh belonged to village Bahadurpur of Hoshiarpur district of Punjab.

He had immigrated to the United States in 2010 and only about three months ago he started business under a partnership. The men who shot Khushwinder was reported to being black who stole cash and other valuable items from the store.

Khuswinder Singh leaves behind an elder sister, younger brother and his father. The father requests the government to grant them an emergency visa to perform the final rites for their son.