‘Reprehensible gun attack’: Indian embassy after dancer from Bengal is shot dead in US

A day after news broke out of an Indian dancer being shot dead in US, the Indian embassy in Chicago said Thursday said that they had taken up the matter with the police and authorities to investigate the reprehensible gun attack.

“Consulate is extending all help to relatives of deceased Amarnath Ghosh. Taken up the case strongly with St Louis police and the University for investigation of the reprehensible gun attack,” the embassy said in a post on social media platform X.

Actor and friend of Ghosh Devoleena Bhattacharjee had taken to X to inform about the incident. “My friend #Amarnathghosh was shot & killed in St louis academy neigbourhood, US on tuesday evening. Only child in the family, mother died 3 years back. Father passed away during his childhood.”

Consulate is extending all help to relatives of deceased Amarnath Ghosh. Taken up the case strongly with St Louis police and the University for investigation of the reprehensible gun attack. @IndianEmbassyUS @MEAIndia

— India in Chicago (@IndiainChicago) March 2, 2024

Appealing to the authorities, the actor added: “Well the reason, accused details everything are not revealed yet or perhaps no one left in his family to fight for it except his few friends. He was from kolkata. Excellent dancer , was pursuing PHD , was taking an evening walk and suddenly he was shot multiple times by an unknown.  Some friends in US are trying to claim the body but still no update about it. @IndianEmbassyUS kindly see to it if you could. Atleast we should know the reason of his murder. @DrSJaishankar @narendramodi.”

My friend #Amarnathghosh was shot & killed in St louis academy neigbourhood, US on tuesday evening.

Only child in the family, mother died 3 years back. Father passed away during his childhood.

Well the reason , accused details everything are not revealed yet or perhaps no one…

— Devoleena Bhattacharjee (@Devoleena_23) March 1, 2024

Earlier this month, an Indian-origin student, who was pursuing a doctoral degree at Purdue University in Indiana, United States, was found dead. Kamath was the fifth Indian-origin student to be killed in the US since January 2024. In January, Neel Acharya, an Indian computer science and data science student at Purdue University in Indiana, had been reported missing by his mother. He was found dead on campus.

Prior to that, Shreyas Reddy Benigeri, a student at Lindner School of Business in Cincinnati, was found dead in Ohio.

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