Kerala man killed while attempting to enter Israel illegally, wife remembers final conversation.

The spouse of a man from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, who was killed by security forces in Jordan, stated that during his final call to her, they spoke for only two minutes, and he requested her to pray for him. The individual, 47-year-old Thomas Gabriel Periera, was killed by security forces in Jordan while attempting to cross the border into Israel illegally, according to a message sent to his family by the Indian Embassy in Amman.

His wife disclosed  that during their last conversation, “he spoke to me for just two minutes. He merely requested that I pray for him…

Thomas resided in Thumba, Jordan, and has tried to cross into Israel from the Karak district alongside a friend named Edison. Edison suffered gunshot wounds in the event, was sent back to India, and arrived in Thiruvanthapuram earlier this week.

Sister of Thomas’ wife told , “My relative’s son is in London and he is the one who called and informed me about this incident. We don’t know what happened exactly. He left from here on 5th (February). On 9th (February), my sister received a call, it was just for 2 minutes. He just asked to pray for him and cut the call.”

Bottom of FormShe added that they received an email informing them that he had died and that his body was currently in a government hospital in Jordan.

“He once worked in Kuwait for 5 years…he didn’t say anything to his wife and anyone, he left silently. He called once he reached there and then only he told where he went to,” she said.

The family has appealed to the Indian government to help bring his remains back home.

In a post on X, the Indian embassy in Jordan said, “The Embassy has learnt of the sad demise of an Indian national in unfortunate circumstances. The Embassy is in touch with the family of the deceased and is working closely with Jordanian authorities for transportation of mortal remains of the deceased.”