Indian-origin travel blogger killed in shootout between two drug gangs in Mexico's Tulum

In a shocking incident, a 25-year-old Indian origin girl who lived in California died in a shootout between two drug gangs in Mexico's Tulum, reported local authorities. girl identified as Anjali Ryot, travelled to Mexico on Monday to celebrate her birthday on October 22. This incident took place in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Tulum on Wednesday, where Ryot was killed along with ar tourist who was from Germany.

According to Ryot's social media account, she was working at LinkedIn as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer since July 1. She was also an avid traveller and used to visit different corners of world. 25-year-old was quite active on her social media p and remained in touch with her followers through various posts. She was from Himachal Presh, India, and was living in San Jose, California.

Mexico Shootout: Indian-origin travel blogger killed

second victim of  crossfire led by drug gangsters was a German woman named Jennifer Henzfold. Three or tourists were also wounded in shooting at a street-side restaurant. incident happened on Wednesday night when Ryot, along with four or foreign tourists, was having dinner on terrace of La Malquerida restaurant when suddenly four-man with heavy rifles started firing at an joining table inside restaurant premises at around 11:00 pm, reported Spanish newspaper, EI Pais.

prosecutor stated that two local drug groups that mainly sell drugs on streets of Tulum got involved in a massive gunfight. local authorities also found a letter signed by a drug gang that said shooting "was a warning, so you can see we mean business. You eir get in line or we are going to continue shutting places down like Mini Quinta," which means drug gang gave a clear warning to pay extortion money, reported news ncy AP.

It is necessary to mention here that drug gang based in Mexico's Tulum has a long history of crime and extortion, and this shooting indicates that gang wanted to spre its influence over or areas as well. incident, however, has instilled fear in minds of foreign tourists and turned down reputation of beach town. A month ago, a similar incident happened where two men were killed on beach in Tulum, leaving behind a third person injured. Meanwhile, Ashish Ryot, bror of victim, has urged mayor of Tulum to ask local authorities for help to repatriate his sister's body. He has also asked to speed up process of visa and or formalities so that he could enter Mexico to take her body back to India to perform last rituals.

(Im: Facebook/@Anjaliryot)

(With Inputs from PTI/AP)