Wife of Indian shot dead by American asks ’do we belong here’
Wife of Indian shot dead by American asks ’do we belong here’
Speaking at a news conference organised by GPS-maker Garmin where Srinivas worked, Sunayana Dumala said reports of bias in the US make minorities afraid as she questioned do we belong here. She said she now wonders what will the US government do to stop hate crimes against minorities. Picture courtesy Twitter
The wife of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in an apparent hate crime by a navy veteran at a bar in Olathe city, has said she had her doubts about staying in the US but was assured by her husband that "good things happen in America".
Speaking at a news conference organised by GPS-maker Garmin, where Srinivas worked, Sunayana Dumala said reports of bias in the US make minorities afraid as she wondered whether "do we belong here".
She asked what will the US government do to stop hate crimes against minorities. Sunayana said she was concerned about shooting incidents in the US and doubted whether they should stay in the country, but her husband assured her saying "good things happen in America."
Consul-General of India in Houston Anupam Ray is monitoring the situation and providing possible help for the grieving family and the community in Olathe area of Kansas. "Immediately when the incident occurred, Consulate rushed Deputy Consul R D Joshi and Vice Consul H Singh to Kansas to be with the family of Srinivas at this trying moment," Ray told PTI.
Ever since the tragedy on Wednesday night, they have been with the family of Srinivas and have assured Sunayna of all possible help, he said. Consul Joshi also met the shocked Indian community members in Olathe. He also inquired Alok Madasani, who was injured in the shooting, about his health.
Madasani is stable and has been discharged from hospital. A third person, an American identified as Ian Grillot, 24, who tried to intervene also received injuries in the firing at Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe in Kansas City in the US state of Missouri.
A University of Kansas Hospital spokeswoman said he is in fair condition. The shooting evoked outrage India with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj expressing shock over the incident.
"I am shocked at the shooting incident in Kansas in which Srinivas Kuchibhotla has been killed. My heartfelt condolences to bereaved family," she said in a tweet yesterday. The shooter, Adam Purinton, reportedly got into a racial argument with the victims and shouted "get out of my country" and "terrorist" before shooting them.
He reportedly provoked them into an argument asking about their presence and work in the US, and how they are better than him. According to police, Purintonleft the bar after the argument and thenreturned with a gun and shot the three men.
He was arrested yesterday, five hours after the incident and charged with one count of premeditated first-degree murder and two counts of attempted premeditated first-degree murder in Johnson County, Kansas, District Attorney Stephen Howe told reporters.
Howe, however, declined to elaborate on the motive of the shooter, although local police said they were working with the FBI to investigate the case. The FBI was looking at whether it was a hate crime. An FBI spokesperson said agents and police canvassed the area yesterday.
Some eyewitnesses have said the attack was racially motivated. One bystander told the Kansas City Star that the gunman shouted "get out of my country" before shooting the Indians. Grillot said the bullet went through his right hand and into his chest, just missing a major artery but fracturing a vertebra in his neck.
The incident has come at a time when hate crimes and acts of bigotry have risen notably in America after President Donald Trump came to power. According to Garmin, Kuchibhotla and Madasani worked in the company’s aviation systems.
"Unfortunately, two associates on our Aviation Systems Engineering team, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani, were shot. We are devastated to inform you that Srinivas passed away and Alok is currently recovering in the hospital," Garmin said. Kuchibhotla and Madasani hailed from Hyderabad and Warangal respectively.Kuchibhotla posted on LinkedIn in 2014 that he managed helicopter programmes. He had a master’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Hyderabad. A 2014 post on LinkedIn said Madasani was an aviation programme coordinator manager at Garmin.
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