Subash Rai

Nepali Student Arrested in USA
By dreamnepal

Student at the University of Indianapolis, Subash Rai, a Nepali national has been arrested in relation to a shooting incident which led to the death of Ghamdan Abolohom from the same university. Police believe that the shooting was accidental and that the friends involved had no hatred against each other. Subash Rai was charged with reckless homicide, University of Indianapolis reports in its mourning speech.

According to the University, Ghamdan Mohammed Abolohom, 23, of Yemen was a senior majoring in international business and economics/finance. Subash Rai, however was a senior majoring in economics/finance and also was enrolled in a spring term course.

Because the incident occurred at a residence a mile from campus, near Troy Avenue, we do not have all the details. According to police, however, the fatal shooting was accidental, and the two men involved were friends who bore each other no animosity. Rai was arrested on an initial charge of reckless homicide.

Our condolences to the bereaved families and we hope Subash will be able to make it out soon as this was all but an accident.

source:University of Indianapolis



* Ghamdan Mohammed Abolohom is the second son of Mohammed Abdallah Abolohom and Najla Hussein Alahmar. He has an elder brother Ghassan and a younger brother Mohammed. He also has two older sisters.
* Ghamdan was born on Sunday 13th of June 1982, in Sana'a Yemen.
* In 1986, he was enrolled in Azal School, Sana'a Yemen, he studied there kindergarden till third grade.
* In 1991, the family moved to live in Paris where Ghamdan took grade four in the Iraqi School.
* Between the years 1992-1995, Ghamdan studied from fifth grade until seventh grade in the American School in Sana'a.
* In 1995, he went back to the Iraqi School in Paris where he took eighth grade.
* Ghamdan went back to Yemen in 1996 where he studied high School till his Graduation in the year 2000.
* In September 2000, he moved to the State of Indiana to study in the University of Indianapolis.
* Ghamdan visited Yemen from June 2003 till December 2003.
* He graduated from the University of Indiana on the 6th of May 2006 with a double major in Economics/Finance and International Business.
* Tragically he passed away on sunday 14th of May 2006 (15th in Yemen due to the time difference).


The University of Indianapolis community is stunned and saddened by the tragic accident May 14 that claimed the life of student Ghamdan Abolohom and led to the arrest of another student, Subash Rai.

Because the incident occurred at a residence a mile from campus, near Troy Avenue, we do not have all the details. According to police, however, the fatal shooting was accidental, and the two men involved were friends who bore each other no animosity. Subash was arrested on an initial charge of reckless homicide. He remains in custody but has been in contact with family, friends and the university.

Our thoughts and prayers are with him and with both families, and our counseling center and chaplains’ office are available for students, faculty and staff who are struggling with grief. Memorial services for Ghamdan were conducted May 16 in the campus chapel and at a local mosque.

Ghamdan Mohammed Abolohom, 23, of Yemen was a senior majoring in international business and economics/finance. He participated in commencement May 6, but still had a requirement to complete before receiving his diploma. He was not enrolled for summer or fall courses.

Subash Chandra Rai, 21, of Nepal is a senior majoring in economics/finance.





By Vic Ryckaert
vic.ryckaert@...
A University of Indianapolis student is dead and another student is under arrest
after an accidental shooting at a Southside apartment.




Counselors are helping University of Indianapolis students after
Ghamdan Mohammed Abolohom, 23, was fatally shot near his home. - Photo provided
by the University of Indanapolis

Ghamdan Mohammed Abolohom, 23, was shot in the chest and died at Wishard
Memorial Hospital on Sunday night, Indianapolis police said.
Police arrested Subash Chandra Rai, 21, on an initial charge of reckless
homicide. Both men are foreign students attending the University of
Indianapolis, police said.

Abolohom, who was from Yemen, was a senior with a double major in
economics/finance and international business, school spokesman Scott Hall said.

Rai, from Nepal, is a senior majoring in economics/finance, Hall said.

The two men involved were friends, Indianapolis police Maj. Lloyd Crowe said.
Police are not releasing details of the incident, but Lloyd said the shooting
was an accident.

"The activity they were involved in with the gun was irresponsible," Crowe said.

Abolohom participated in the May 6 commencement ceremony, Hall said, but still
had one requirement to complete before formal graduation.

"The University of Indianapolis community is stunned and saddened by the tragic
accident," Hall said in a statement released today. "Our thoughts and prayers
are with both families."

The school is offering counseling for students, faculty and staff, Hall said.


The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Call Star reporter Vic Ryckaert at (317) 444-2761



Yemeni student shot dead by a college mate
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/05/17/10040522.html

05/17/2006 07:48 PM | AP

Indianapolis: A University of Indianapolis student was charged with reckless homicide after authorities say he accidentally shot a fellow student to death outside an apartment.

Ghamdan Mohammad Abolohom, 23, of Yemen was shot in the chest and died on Sunday night at Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis police said.

Police arrested Subash Chandra Rai, 21, of Nepal, and charged him in Abolohom's death, which police said resulted from an accidental shooting outside an off-campus apartment.

Both were students at the University of Indianapolis. Indianapolis police Major Lloyd Crowe would not release details of the shooting outside the apartment about 1.6 kilometers from campus, but said the men were friends and the shooting was an accident.

"The activity they were involved in with the gun was irresponsible," Crowe said.

When officers arrived on Indianapolis' southeast side, they found Abolohom lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his chest. They also found another man performing CPR.

Abolohom was a senior with a double major in economics/finance and international business. Rai, also a senior, is majoring in economics.

School spokesman Scott Hall said two memorial services would be held for Abolohom one on campus and another at an Indianapolis-area mosque.

Nepali student in US pleads guilty in fellow student�s death
Kantipur Report
KATHMANDU, Sept 16 - A Nepali student Subash Chandra Rai has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in what police said was the accidental shooting to death of a fellow University of Indianapolis student, news report said Saturday.

Police said they believe Rai accidentally shot Ghamdan Mohammed Abolohom, a 23-year-old UIndy student from Yemen, in the 3000 block of Carson Avenue in May, according to www.theindychannel.com.

Both were playing with a loaded handgun when the weapon fired, police said.

Rai, a 21-year-old who was studying at UIndy, is scheduled to be sentenced in October



Man Pleads Guilty In Student's Accidental Shooting Death

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INDIANAPOLIS -- A man has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in what police said was the accidental shooting death of a fellow University of Indianapolis student.

Police said they believe Subash Chandra Rai accidentally shot Ghamdan Mohammed Abolohom, a 23-year-old UIndy student from Yemen, in the 3000 block of Carson Avenue in May.

Both were playing with a loaded handgun when the weapon fired, police said.