Hyderabad, March 21 -- In an incident that has shattered the lives of a rural family, a Gulf immigrant from the Mahabubabad district of Telangana was killed in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, after the debris of an intercepted missile was believed to have fallen on him.

The incident happened on the night of March 18, when Ravi Gopal was working near an oil refinery. According to his family members, at around 9.30 pm, he called them on the phone. About 20 minutes in, his call got disconnected.

His family members tried calling him back, but in vain. They tried reaching his co-workers, but even they weren't reachable. The next day, Ravi's friend Ram Vilas called the family and informed them about Ravi's death in the missile attack.

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