A man in his late 20s went to deliver pizza in response to an order. He was killed in cold blood.
28-year-old Anshul Kuncha responded to a delivery call from Raymond Rosen Homes in the US state of Philadelphia. It was usual for him to deliver pizza over the weekend to supplement his income. Unfortunately, this time, someone killed him.
What the Authorities Know
According to nearby CCTV cameras, Kuncha arrived with the pizza package. He then proceeded to the home where he was supposed to deliver the pizza. It is not clear if he was killed in that home, which is now known to be unoccupied.
Those Philadelphia Housing Authority CCTV cameras captured Kuncha arriving and then being closely followed by two men in dark clothes. They also carried backpacks.
Apparently, this was the last time the young Indian man from Hyderabad, India, was known to be alive. It is likely that the two men know about his killing.
A Sister’s Grief
Laden heavily with grief, Anshul Kuncha’s sister urged all parents to desist from sending their children to the United States. She regretted that, as a family, they had urged Kuncha to go study for a postgraduate degree in the US.
Although he succeeded in earning a Master’s degree in Business Analytics, he has now lost his life. Someone killed him in cold blood.
Speaking to the Press Trust of India (PTI), a major news agency in India, Kuncha’s sister underlined that his brother was brazenly targeted for murder. She explained that choosing a vacant home for the delivery was a way to ambush him in a secluded place.
Such hate may have been catalyzed by discriminatory utterances by leaders. Whether discrimination is racially, religiously, or otherwise motivated, it can escalate to such fatal levels. Unfortunately, hate mongering that can lead to racial killing is not rare in the US.
As a family, Kuncha’s sister says they have received with deep sadness the grave news that Anshul Kuncha has been killed. He was found with three bullet wounds in his head. Another detail is that his body was found on a road somewhere.
Anshul Kuncha’s sister’s strongest message seems to be for families in India to stop sending their children to the US. She insists that with such a targeted killing, it is not worth it, be it for study or career advancement.