NEW DELHI, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Indian authorities Friday said it will bring back the body of its national killed in a hate crime related shooting incident inside a bar at Olathe, Kansas in United States.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an engineer from southern Indian city of Hyderabad was killed and his friend Alok Madasani, another Indian, was wounded Wednesday night inside a bar in Kansas when a man reportedly yelled "get out of my country" before shooting at them. A U.S. national who tried to intervene was also wounded.
The 51-year-old shooter Olathe man, Adam W Purinton, a navy veteran, was arrested and charged with murder. Reports said FBI was investigating whether the shooting was racially motivated.
"We will make all arrangements to transport the mortal remains of Srinivas Kuchibhotla to Hyderbad," Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said. "We will provide all help and assistance to the bereaved family."
The condition of the wounded Indian was said to be stable and according to officials has been discharged from hospital.
Swaraj has expressed shock over the fatal shooting. The minister in a series of tweets stated that Indian embassy officials in the United States have rushed to Kansas to assist victims.
Thousands of Indian tech workers are in the United States under the H1-B program, which grants skilled foreign workers temporary visas in the country.
With President Donald Trump ordering restrictions on immigration and a speeding-up deportation process for undocumented immigrants many immigrants in the country have been expressing concerns.
