Nairobi: An Indian Man was reportedly shot by the militants of Al Shabaab group when he failed to answer a question concerning Islam.
The incident happened at Westgate Shopping Mall in Kenyan Capital Nairobi where Militants have killed more than 70 civilians and injured over 200 in past 48 hours in a style similar to 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Two Indian Nationals have been reported to be killed in the Westgate Mall attack. They are 40-year-old Sridhar Natarajan and an eight-year-old boy Paramshu Jain. Natarajan, a resident of Tamil Nadu, was working in a local pharmaceutical firm in Kenya while the deceased boy is the son of a local branch manager of the Bank of Baroda.
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Reports say that more than 10 armed terrorists entered the mall on September 21 and asked all Muslims to leave. A Report in Guardian newspaper quotes a survivor names Hakim.
Covering the Christian name on his ID with his thumb, Hakim approached one of the attackers and showed them the plastic card.
“They told me to go. Then an Indian man came forward and they said, ‘What is the name of Muhammad’s mother?’ When he couldn’t answer they just shot him.”
They were also  interrogating people on their faith or asking them to recite the ‘Shahada’.