Trial In Kuchibotla Murder Yet To Begin; Hearing Postponed Again

May 17, 2017 11:52
Trial In Kuchibotla Murder Yet To Begin; Hearing Postponed Again

The trial in the murder of Hyderabad Engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in Olathe, Kansas, US, is yet to start, though the incident took place on February 22.

Srinivas Kuchibhotla Murder Case

On May 15, the alleged killer, Adam Purinton, was produced in the court for the third time since the incident. But the case has been again postponed to September 18.

Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot dead at Austin’s Bar and Grill in Olathe in what was termed as a hate crime. Purinton had reportedly shouted “Get out of my country,” before he whipped out his gun and shot Kuchibhotla. The FBI is investigating the hate crime aspect while the local Kansas police is investigating the crime angle.

Kuchibhotla had gone to the bar along with another Hyderabad man Alok Madasani. Both were engineers with Garmin in Olathe. Purinton had shot Madasani too, but he survived. When Purinton opened fire, an American, Ian Grillot came to the rescue of the victims.

Purinton is a navy veteran and had worked in the air traffic control. He had stepped into the bar and demanded to know if Srinivas and Alok were “legal” in USA. As he created a ruckus in the bar, the staff led him out of it but he soon came back with a weapon and fired at Kuchibhotla, Alok and Ian.

SUPRAJA

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