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Indian students' deaths in the US – the community wants answers
BBC ^ | April 27 | BBC

Posted on 04/26/2024 11:07:28 PM PDT by RandFan

Dejected. That's how Jey Sushil, a student at Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, says he feels.

Mr Sushil is still shaken by the death in February of fellow student Amarnath Ghosh, a 34-year-old classical dancer from India. Local police are investigating it as a homicide case.

Mr Sushil says he found out about Ghosh's death through a friend in India before receiving any information from his university.

"They told us after two days. Students are not very happy with the overall response. It's like, who cares about how Indians feel?"

Ghosh was fatally shot off campus in a city street. The university clarified that it communicates a student's death only after law enforcement confirms the identity, a process that takes time, and with consent from the student's next of kin.

Calling it a "horrible tragedy", the VC of Marketing and Communications at Washington University in St. Louis, Julie Flory said, "We shared this sad news with members of our community as soon as we could and according to the wishes of Amarnath's closest contacts."

The St. Louis Police Department said it "takes 48 hours to establish identity" of the deceased and "in many cases, much longer".

Ghosh is among the 11 Indian or Indian-origin students who have died in the US so far this year, sparking fears about personal safety within the community.

The causes of death have varied, from hypothermia to suicide to shooting. Experts say there is no discernible link between these unrelated incidents. As each tragedy echoes through campuses, students carry on with their daily routines, balancing fears amid academic demands.

"We avoid going out after dark. We have identified places in the city that are unsafe in the evenings. What else can we do?" Mr Sushil asks.

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To: RandFan

...We have identified places in the city that are unsafe in the evenings. What else can we do?” Mr Sushil asks...

Get out of the democrat controlled blue hives.
Get to safety
Work for change from the outside, and work to keep your safe city from sliding into a mess


21 posted on 04/27/2024 7:03:44 AM PDT by Steven Tyler (Who in their )
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To: RandFan
Local police are investigating it as a homicide case. ... It's like, who cares about how Indians feel?"

Apparently, the local police do.

22 posted on 04/27/2024 7:34:18 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: Veto!

I know quite a few people who came here from India. Almost every single one of them is a hard working, law abiding person who pays taxes. It’s too bad this person ventured out into a dangerous city where criminals aren’t prosecuted and locked up. If a person has to go into the city at night they shouldn’t go alone and they should always be armed.


23 posted on 04/27/2024 8:00:33 AM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: Flavious_Maximus

“These Asian Indians need to learn what every American has already learned at birth, stay far away from democrats.”

The cabbies in NYC have learned.


24 posted on 04/28/2024 12:38:53 PM PDT by rxh4n1
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