NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday denied reports appearing in a section of the media that its embassy in Washington has issued a demarche to the US State Department over last week's shooting of an Indian techie at a bar in Kansas city. "The government of the United States and senior authorities in Kansas have pro-actively responded to the unfortunate death of Srinivas Kuchibhotla ," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said in response to a query on media reports about the demarche being issued. "This approach is reflected in the sentiments and assurances from senior most authorities of Kansas, who have reached out to the Indian Consul General in Houston ," Baglay said. "These developments obviated the need for a demarche by the (Indian) government on this matter. "Kuchibhotla, 32, was killed and his colleague Alok Madasani was injured when US Navy veteran Adam W. Purinton fired at them at the Austin's Bar & Grill in Olathe, Kansas state, on February 22.Purinton reportedly got into an argument with the two and hurled racial slurs.

Source: Economic Times February 28, 2017 13:07 UTC