A series of attacks on Indian and Indian-American students have been reported in the United States
Washington:
US President Joe Biden and his administration are working to stop and disrupt attacks against Indian and Indian-American students, the White House said.
The announcement by John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the White House National Security Council, comes amid a series of attacks against Indian and Indian-American students across the United States.
Asked about the spate of attacks on Indian students and students from other countries, Kirby told reporters: “There is no excuse for violence, certainly based on race, gender, religion or any other factor. This is not acceptable in the United States. of.” Indian American community.
“The president and this administration have been working very, very hard to make sure that we are doing everything we can to work with state and local authorities to try to stop and disrupt these attacks and make it clear to anyone who might be considering these attacks that they will be held accountable Appropriate responsibility,” Kirby said.
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Vivek Saini, a student who worked part-time at a department store, died in January after being attacked by a drug addict in Lithonia, Georgia. Syed Mazahir Ali, an Indian student at Indiana Wesleyan University, was attacked in February.
At least four people died indian american student This has been reported over the past few weeks.
Akul Dhawan of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Neel Acharya of Purdue University apparently died after prolonged exposure to cold temperatures and heavy drinking at night in January.
Shreyas Reddy Benigeri, an Indian-American student at Cincinnati’s Lindner College of Business, was found dead in Ohio this month.
Indian-American community leader Ajay Jain Bhutoria said he was deeply disturbed by the tragic deaths of these students in separate incidents and stressed the urgent need to increase security for students studying in the United States measure. He asserted that university authorities and local police must immediately address these challenges.
“These incidents are understandably worrying for parents and families in India, who share the same concerns,” he said. “Addressing safety concerns is critical to ensuring the well-being of Indian students studying in the United States,” he said, adding that India The American community is united in calling for improved safety measures and support systems.
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