A GoFundMe page that was created to financially help the family of Hyderabad-based engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla who was killed in Kansas the other night, has reportedly raised over USD250K.
We have already reported that Srinivas became a victim of the racial attack by an intoxicated American on Wednesday night. GoFundMe page was created with the aim of raising $150K to help Srinivas’s family and also send his remains back to India. The generosity of people however raised funds in excess of USD250K in less than 12 hours, all of which will be given to Srinivas’s family.
A BTech graduate from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Kuchibhotla was working as a Systems Engineer at GPS-Garmin firm. He is survived by his wife, Sunayana, who is working in an IT company in the US.
External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted saying she was shocked at the incident and added that necessary assistance would be provided to Kuchibhotla’s family.
Kuchibhotla’s colleague Alok, who was injured in the shooting, has reportedly been discharged from the hospital.
Two GoFundMe pages have been set up to help the victims. One page redirects to help Srinivas Kuchubhotla’s family with the funeral expenses and other ongoing grief support costs.