A day after Indian-origin engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was learnt to have been killed in shooting at a bar in Kansas City in the United States in an apparent hate crime, his wife said she had her doubts about staying on in America.

Addressing a press conference organised by GPS-maker Garmin where Srinivas worked, Sunayana Dumala said while she was assured by her husband that "good things happen in America", she wondered in the wake of the tragic accident whether she actually belonged to that country.

She said that reports of bias in the US made minorities afraid and that she was impelled to question "do we belong here".

Dumala said that shooting incidents in America had even earlier made her rethink where they should continue living in that country.

"I wonder what the US government will do to stop hate crimes against minorities", Dumala added.

CURRENT SITUATION BEING MONITORED

Consul General of India in Houston Anupam Ray is supervising the current situation and providing all possible help for the grieving family and the community in Olathe area of Kansas.

"Immediately after 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.

Since the time they met Srinivas' family, they have been with him and have assured Sunayna of all possible support and help in this hour of grief, he said.

Joshi also met the Indian community in Olathe, shocked and frightened following this incident on Wednesday night, and the injured Indian Alok Madasani.

Madasani is now stable and has been discharged from the hospital.

US GOVT ASSURES INDIAN EMBASSY OF THOROUGH PROBE

While condemning the attack on Indian-origin engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla at a Kansas City bar, the US government has assured the Indian Embassy that they are conducting a thorough investigation into the matter.

This after the Indian embassy said that the Government of India had taken up the matter with US authorities and demanded a speedy probe.

The incident evoked outrage from in the US and India with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj expressing shock over the incident.

THIRD PERSON INJURED WAS AN AMERICAN

A third person, an American man identified as Ian Grillot, 24, who tried to intervene also was injured in the firing at Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe in Kansas City.

The shooter, Adam Purinton, reportedly got into an argument with the victims in the terms of racism, and shouted "get out of my country", "terrorist" before shooting them.

A University of Kansas Hospital spokeswoman said in a tweet on Thursday, "I am shocked at the shooting incident in Kansas in which Srinivas Kuchibhotla has been killed. My heartfelt condolences to bereaved family."

WHO WERE KUCHIBHOTLA AND MADANI

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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