Indian who was shot dead in Washington had reached the US just 25 days ago

The 26-year-old Indian national was shot dead by two masked gunmen at a convenience store in Washington had reached the united states just 25 days ago, tweeted external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. In a series of tweets, Sushma Swaraj shared that a report on the shooting had reached her and the Indian consulate in San Francisco in coordinating with the family of the victim and the local police.

Sushma Swaraj quoted the report she received and stated that two miscreants who entered a local convenience shop snatched cash from the victim and shot him in the chest before they led from the scene. Swaraj said that the local police have already gathered CCTV footage and are in the process of identifying and apprehending the culprits.

Swaraj on Friday had assured the victim's family that all assistance would be extended to them to bring the victim's body back to India. The attack on Vikram Jaryal comes within a month of Kansas hate crime where an Indian engineer was shot dead by a US navy veteran. The incident has once again put the spotlight on the safety of Indians living the United states.

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