The local Hindu community, friends and family members are grieving after the death of a man who police said was killed during a robbery at his Fairfield jewelry and clothing store.
Everest Jewels owner Tara Sinchuri, 52, was killed at his Dixie Highway store Oct. 20, according to his older brother, Bal Sinchuri. Fairfield police said they are investigating the incident as a robbery.
“He was a very good, kind-hearted man and he was one of the good people in our community,” Bal Sinchuri said. “He was helping a lot of poor people. He’s also a member of our Hindu community.”
Bal Sinchuri said the family was forced to leave their native Bhutan. As refugees, they found asylum in Nepal for many years. In 2012, Tara Sinchuri moved to the United States
with his wife and children a few months after his older brother moved here. Tara Sinchuri settled in Buffalo, New York, before moving and opening a jewelry store in Kansas.
After a couple of years in Kansas, the family moved to Fairfield and Tara Sinchuri brought his business with him.
As soon as his relatives heard the news of his death, Bal Sinchuri said they gathered at the store. Police later asked them to leave because they were disrupting the investigation, he said.
The Enquirer contacted a Fairfield Police Department spokesperson seeking information about potential suspects and is awaiting a response.
Sinchuri is survived by his wife, Puspa Sinchuri, their three children, his three sisters, brother, and many nieces and nephews, his brother said.
The family has not decided funeral details yet. Sinchuri’s brother said after Fairfield police finish their investigation, the family will choose a date and location for the funeral.
Bal Sinchuri said he loved his brother dearly.
“He was not only my younger brother," Bal Sinchuri said. "He was like my guardian. Now he’s no more.”
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to Fairfield police investigators at 513-867-6005.
This story may be updated.
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