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n Indian-American
couple in Southlake,
Texas, was found dead
in their home April 12,
in what police
describe as a murder-suicide.
Local news reports said court
records showed Neeta
Kharabanda, 58 had twice filed
for divorce from her husband
Anil Kharabanda, 62.
A Dec. 20, 2014 photo on the
husband’s Facebook account
shows a happy couple, with the
words “Together Forever.” But
on April 12, Anil Kharabanda,
according to Southlake police,
shot his wife to death in their
bedroom and turned the gun
upon himself, Dallasnews.com
reported. While the time of
death is not given, a family
member discovered the bodies
around 2 pm and called police.
Fissures appeared to have
occurred in the relationship
more than 20 years into the
marriage which took place in
1980. Neeta Kharabanda sub-
mitted petitions for divorce in
2003 and again in 2011, but in
both cases filed papers saying
she did not want to pursue the
case. Anil Kharabanda’s
LinkedIn profile shows he was
an “Independent Insurance
Professional” in the Dallas/Fort
Worth area.
“Preliminary evidence indi-
cates that the male shot the
female and then himself,” a
written statement from
Southlake police is quoted say-
ing in news reports. Mylife.com
shows the couple lived in Saint
Paul, Minnesota before moving
to Southlake, Texas.
Based on responses to their
photo on Facebook, they may
have had grown children. On
Dec. 23, 2014, a Manju
Aggarwal, commented on the
couple’s photo, “Looking very
proud & happy parents.”
A 2009 photo shows the cou-
ple on a motor boat in Cancun,
Mexico. “Enjoy with full fun and
masti,” says Sunil Kharabanda,
obviously a relation. Facebook
pictures also show the couple
made occasional trips to India.
In an entry Nov. 14, 2013, Anil
Kharabanda remarks, “ I’ve a
few kids’ pictures in other
albums. Kids are no more kids;
they enjoy vacations with their
friends. Hope to see you on
Delhi next month.”
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Murder-Suicide Of Texas Couple Shows Wife Filed Twice For Divorce
Bya StaffWriter
T
wo days after Shani
Patel, a 21-year-old
student of Rutgers-
Newark, was killed April 10 in
a suspected drug-related
robbery attempt, a 25-year-
old alleged assailant who
entered Patel’s off-campus
private apartment killing
him and injuring his room-
mate was arrested by police.
Marcus Feliz of Newark
was charged with the murder
of Patel, a junior economics
major fromToms River,
according to the Essex
County Prosecutor’s Office.
News report quoting pros-
ecutors said that Feliz was
also charged with felony
murder and robbery. Bail has
been set at $750,000 by state
Superior Court Judge
Michael Nelson, according to
the ECPO quoted by NJ
Advance Media.
Patel’s 23-year-old room-
mate, whose name was not
released, underwent surgery
in hospital and was said to
be in critical condition as of
April 11, news reports said.
The NJ Advance Media,
which first reported the inci-
dent, said quoting unidenti-
fied sources that police
found a substantial amount
of drugs and money at the
scene of the fatal shooting
near the intersection of
Central Avenue and Halsey
Street. The NewYork Times
said last week quoting from a
Rutgers police statement to
the Newark campus shortly
after midnight, that two
assailants, both in their early
to mid-20s and one shirtless,
fled the scene of the crime.
At press time, It was not
clear following the arrest of
Feliz if there is a second sus-
pect in the killing as initially
believed by police. Patel was
pronounced dead at the
scene. It was not known if
the motive for Patel’s murder
had been established after
the arrest if Feliz.
Patel’s Facebook and
Linkedin profiles identify
him as a member of the
Rutgers Class of 2016 who
graduated fromToms River
North High School in 2012.
But some more facts about
Patel came to light since his
killing last week Ashbury
Park Press said in a report
based on court records that
at the time of his death, Patel
was on probation for pos-
sessing more than 50 grams
of marijuana with the intent
to distribute it, stemming
from an arrest on April 15,
2013, in Toms River, when
Patel was 18 years old.
One Arrested In Rutgers
Junior Shani Patel’s Killing
T
he meteoric rise and an
equally dramatic fall of
Rajat Gupta -- the former
head of McKinsey who was
charged in the largest insider
trading case in the U.S. -- will
be captured in a memoir to be
published by Juggernaut Books.
“Candid, compelling and
poignant, Gupta’s book promis-
es to be an extraordinary
human story -- of a man who
had it all before he lost every-
thing,” the publishing house
said in a statement about the
top corporate advisor, who was
released last month after serv-
ing 19 months in U.S. prisons.
“His memoir tells the story
of his meteoric rise, and an
equally dramatic fall and the
lessons he learned from this
journey -- from the hardships
of his childhood to his
unprecedented success in cor-
porate America and his years in
prison,” the statement said.
Gupta, now living in his
Manhattan home, himself rec-
ollected what he went through.
“My life has had many ups
and downs and in this book I
want to talk about my struggles
and how I’ve found solace,
strength. How do you act with-
out attachment. Help others
without expectation. And for-
give without bitterness.” he was
quoted as saying in the state-
ment.
“How do you maintain peace
and dignity in the most difficult
circumstances. These questions
permeate all of our lives. I hope
the youth in particular will ben-
efit from the learning in my
journey,” he said rather candid-
ly.
Gupta, who was convicted in
June 2012 for leaking tips to
hedge fund billionaire Raj
Rajaratnam, was released on
January 5 this year from Federal
Medical Centre Devens, a fed-
eral correctional facility in Ayer,
Massachusetts, 64 km from
Boston.
He then completed his final
two-month sentence at his
apartment in NewYork City.
His publisher’s statement
said for nine years he ran the
world’s most influential consul-
tancy and was considered a
leading mind in business strat-
egy.
He also led many social ini-
tiatives, such as the Indian
School of Business and the
Public Health Foundation of
India. He also chaired the advi-
sory board of Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation, among oth-
ers.
“After a high-profile and
lengthy trial in 2012 he was
found guilty and sentenced to
two years in jail. He served his
jail time, which included peri-
ods of solitary confinement,
and was released in 2016,” the
statement said.
“Throughout this time,
Gupta has maintained his
innocence and his appeal to
vacate his conviction is still
pending before the U.S. Court
of Appeals.”
As regards Juggernaut Books,
it aims to give authors digital
and physical platforms. Its
authors include Arundhati Roy,
William Dalrymple, Prashant
Kishor, Twinkle Khanna, Sunny
Leone, Rujuta Diwekar, Husain
Haqqani, Svetlana Alexievich,
and Rajdeep Sardesai.
–IANS
Rajat Gupta’s Memoirs Promised
In Candid, Compelling Book
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