Kansas resident Ian Grillot, who was shot and wounded when he tried to intervene in an attack on two Indian engineers last month, has been invited to visit India by the government. The invitation was conveyed to Grillot by Anupam Ray, India’s consul general in Houston, during a meeting at the University of Kansas Hospital on Thursday. At the meeting, Ray read out a tweet from external affairs minister Swaraj. India salutes the heroism of Ian Grillot ! “Grillot and his family were invited to India as soon as Grillot is able to travel”, Ray said.

Source: Hindustan Times March 03, 2017 03:56 UTC