Clarifying that the disease is not restricted to Kerala, an official told News18 that over the years, many reputed hospitals across have also spotted the disease.

The 30-year-old Indian techie, who was shot by the police in California earlier this month, was reportedly harassed and racially discriminated against by his former employer, colleagues and roommates to an extent that his “food was poisoned”.

Mohammed Nizamuddin, a 30-year-old man from Mahabubnagar district of Telangana, was allegedly shot dead by the police in California, United States, earlier this month.