Jammed gun thwarts massacre of Indians at Hindu temple near Chicago

TOI correspondent from Washington: A gun that jammed, followed by a co-worker’s decision to alert police, may have prevented a massacre of Indians at a Hindu temple in Illinois, exposing the growing dangers of recent white-supremacist fixation on people of Indian-origin amid broader anti-immigration sentiment in America.Alexandros Paporakis, 19, of Palatine, a north-western suburb of Chicago, was arrested on October 11 after colleagues reported disturbing electronic messages about an alleged mass shooting plan.Prosecutors say the young man, who worked as a cashier at a local Taco Bell, had discussed killing Indians, identified himself as a white supremacist and warned co-workers that Sunday, when Hindus were celebrating the first day of Navratri at the temple, would be “a special day”.According to court records, Paporakis allegedly intended to attack what he described as the largest Hindu temple in Aurora,…