HYDERABAD: Garmin, the company where slain techie
Srinivas Kuchibhotla was employed, will organise a marathon in his memory on April 22 in Olathe, Kansas.
As condolences poured in, a ‘Garmin Marathon’ page was created on
Facebook. “We are sorry for this loss and a tragedy like this in our great town of Olathe. We will be running in remembrance of Srinivas on April 22, 2017,” the page said.
In an official post, Garmin said: “We’re devastated by the senseless tragedy that took the life of one of our associates and friends, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, and injured another,
Alok Madasani
. Our thoughts are also with Ian Grillot, deemed the “Good Samaritan” for his heroic efforts that fatal evening.”
The Olathe city administration also changed its profile picture on Twitter, which is now a picture of unity with the hashtag #OneOlathe. “We stand together in our grief; in our support of the victims, their family & friends. And always, we stand together,” read a Twitter post of City of Olathe.
Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyde...
Read MoreSushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.
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