Srinivas Kuchibhotla

US Navy veteran who killed Indian techie Kuchibhotla gets 3 life sentences

A US Navy veteran was today sentenced to three consecutive life sentences on federal hate crime charges for killing Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla and wounding two others at a suburban Kansas City bar last year. Adam Purinton of Olathe shot and killed Kuchibhotla, and wounded two others Indian national Alok Madasani and Kansas resident Ian Grillot at Austins Bar & Grill in Olathe, Kansas, in February 2017. Earlier this year, he pleaded guilty in federal court to hate crime and firearm offenses arising out of the shooting. At his federal guilty-plea hearing, Purinton admitted in open court that he targeted and shot Kuchibhotla and Madasani because of their race, colour, and national origin, and that he shot Grillot during an attempt to flee the scene of the crime. Purinton had also pleaded guilty in state court to charges of murder and attempted murder, and has been sentenced to a term of life imprisonment in state prison. The sentences handed down in federal court today ..

Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla's killer pleads guilty to hate crimes

Kuchibhotla's widow, Sunayana Dumala, did not attend the court hearing, but later released a statement thanking federal prosecutors and the FBI

Kansas murder: Srinivas Kuchibhotla's wife leads peace walk on his birthday

The peace walk from the Garmin headquarters to the bar was meant to honour the life of Kuchibhotla

Kansas shooting: US man accused of killing Srinivas pleads not guilty

The next hearing is scheduled for May 8. Adam Purinton faces a maximum penalty of death or life in prison

US must stop hate crimes & India Inc needs to be vigilant about visa abuse

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