Aman from Hyderabad was among those shot at in the horrific massacre at one ofthe two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch city on Friday.
AhmedJehangir, who was at Al Noor Mosque for Friday prayers, was injured and takento hospital, his brother Khursheed Iqbal Jehangir told IANS in Hyderabad.
“Mybrother was shot in his chest. A video I received shows him lying onstretcher,” Khursheed said.
Ahmed,settled in New Zealand for 15 years, runs a Hyderabadi food restaurant near AlNoor Mosque. His family members were safe.
Ananxious Khursheed was waiting for more information from New Zealand. He wantsto rush to New Zealand to be with his brother and sought help of Hyderabad MPAsaduddin Owaisi.
Owaisitweeted to Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrashekhar Rao about the incident.
Ahmed’sbrother would like to go to New Zealand for his family, Owaisi said.
TheMajlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) president requested Sushma Swaraj andTelangana CM to make necessary arrangements for Khursheed’s travel to NewZealand.Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) WorkingPresident K. T. Rama Rao said he would request NRI department to help thefamily.