Indian citizen was shot dead by the police in Sydney

Mohamed Rahmathullah Syed Ahmed (32) from Tamil Nadu was identified by the Indian Consulate in Sydney as the man fatally shot by the police. An Indian was shot dead by the Australian police on Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed a cleaner at a Sydney railway station and threatened law enforcement officers, media reports said. He was living in Australia on a bridging visa. Indian citizen was shot dead by the police in Sydney.

Mohamed Rahmathullah Syed Ahmed (32) from Tamil Nadu was identified by the Indian Consulate in Sydney as the man fatally shot by the police. “The incident is extremely disturbing and unfortunate. We have formally taken up the matter with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New South Wales Office as well as state police authorities,” the Consulate said.

According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, Ahmed allegedly attacked the cleaner (28) at Sydney’s Auburn station before reaching the Auburn police station. Two police officers on their way out of the police station were confronted by Ahmed, who then tried to attack them, the report said.

A police officer fired three shots, two of which hit Ahmed in the chest. A probationary constable used her taser on him, it said. Paramedics treated Ahmed at the scene and rushed him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the report added. Ahmed had five previous interactions with the police, all of which were non-criminal and COVID-19 related, the report said.

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