Kansas shooting of Indian techie flags up safety concerns

IT services industry wants staff to be counselled on protecting themselves against racist attacks

Ayan Pramanik  |  Bengaluru 

Indian IT services industry says engineers from the country working in the US should be counselled on how to protect themselves against racist attacks in the wake of Kansas incident where an Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was allegedly killed by a shooter. A 51-year-old man from Olathe, Adam W Purinton, allegedly opened fire at Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an Indian engineer with aviation Garmins Ltd, Alok Madasani of Overland Park, and another bar attendant Ian Grillot of Grandview, reported The Kansas City Star. The incident took place at Austins Bar in Olathe. While Kuchibhotla ...

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Kansas shooting of Indian techie flags up safety concerns

IT services industry wants staff to be counselled on protecting themselves against racist attacks

Indian IT services industry says engineers from the country working in the US should be counselled on how to protect themselves against racist attacks in the wake of Kansas incident where an Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was allegedly killed by a shooter. A 51-year-old man from Olathe, Adam W Purinton, allegedly opened fire at Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an Indian engineer with aviation Garmins Ltd, Alok Madasani of Overland Park, and another bar attendant Ian Grillot of Grandview, reported The Kansas City Star. The incident took place at Austins Bar in Olathe. While Kuchibhotla died in the hospital, Madasani was released on Thursday and Grillot is recovering. A large chunk of the Indian software engineers work on projects in the US with H1B visas and such an incident may depress them. The IT services industry lobby Nasscom said it is crucial to ensure "safety" of the Indians working in the US on different technology projects. "This may be an one-off incident. But, safety and ... Indian IT services industry says engineers from the country working in the US should be counselled on how to protect themselves against racist attacks in the wake of Kansas incident where an Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was allegedly killed by a shooter. A 51-year-old man from Olathe, Adam W Purinton, allegedly opened fire at Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an Indian engineer with aviation Garmins Ltd, Alok Madasani of Overland Park, and another bar attendant Ian Grillot of Grandview, reported The Kansas City Star. The incident took place at Austins Bar in Olathe. While Kuchibhotla ... image
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