Kuchibhotla murder: Trial yet to begin, hearing in September

HYDERABAD: The trial in the murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla in Olathe, Kansas, US, is yet to begin though the incident took place on February 22. The alleged killer, Adam Purinton, was produced in the court on May 15 for the third time since the incident. But the case has been again posted to September 18.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla from Hyderabad was shot dead at Austin’s Bar and Grill in Olathe in what was termed as a hate crime.“Get out of my country,” Purinton had reportedly shouted 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. An American, Ian Grillot came to the victims’ rescue when Purinton opened fire.
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.