11-10-2008, 06:24 AM
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The Pioneer Edit Desk
Campus murders in US cause for concern
The large number of unnatural deaths of Indian students in the United States has become a cause for worry. Just this week an Indian female student, Arpana Jinaga, was murdered by unidentified criminals in Seattle. This murder follows a number of other murders of Indian students, especially those from Andhra Pradesh. A 23-year-old student from the State, Tummala Soumya Reddy, studying in Chicago was found murdered in her car in September, allegedly shot dead by an African American, while her cousin, Tummala Vikram Kumar Reddy, was found dead two days later. These two are among the five students from Andhra Pradesh killed in the last two years. A 29 year old medical student, Akkaldevi Srinivas, was found dead with neck injuries in Pennsylvania. Though the police have said that it was a case of suicide, his family suspects foul play. In December last year, two PhD students, Kiran Kumar and K Chandrasekhara Reddy, were shot dead by unidentified people in their hostel room in Louisiana State University. Another student, Abhijit Mahato, was murdered at Duke University in North Carolina, in January this year. Despite police investigation these murders remain mysterious, with the assailants having escaped in some of the cases. This raises serious questions about security on college and university campuses in the US. But what is curious is that students from India, particularly from this one south Indian State, seem to be targeted the most. <b>Police have suggested that the high standard of living, well-paid jobs in hi-tech sectors and a display of wealth were making Indians a soft target of criminal gangs in the US</b>. However, this does not apply to students as many of them pursue their studies on scholarship. There may, therefore, be more to it than what meets the eye.
It cannot be lost sight of that among the students murdered are not just those who lived off-campus in areas that have high crime rates, but also those who lived on campus under the close supervision of university and college authorities. It is incomprehensible as to how dangerous criminals with weapons got access to secure accomodations within campuses. Hence, those responsible for the welfare of the students have failed in their duty to provide the latter ample security. In all of this it is easy to understand the anxiety and fear of parents who have sent their children abroad to study, and whose security and well-being are upper-most in their minds. The Government of India must, therefore, take up the matter with the authorities in the US so that such attacks on Indian students cease and the guilty are punished.
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Arrogrance and stupidity is main cause.
The Pioneer Edit Desk
Campus murders in US cause for concern
The large number of unnatural deaths of Indian students in the United States has become a cause for worry. Just this week an Indian female student, Arpana Jinaga, was murdered by unidentified criminals in Seattle. This murder follows a number of other murders of Indian students, especially those from Andhra Pradesh. A 23-year-old student from the State, Tummala Soumya Reddy, studying in Chicago was found murdered in her car in September, allegedly shot dead by an African American, while her cousin, Tummala Vikram Kumar Reddy, was found dead two days later. These two are among the five students from Andhra Pradesh killed in the last two years. A 29 year old medical student, Akkaldevi Srinivas, was found dead with neck injuries in Pennsylvania. Though the police have said that it was a case of suicide, his family suspects foul play. In December last year, two PhD students, Kiran Kumar and K Chandrasekhara Reddy, were shot dead by unidentified people in their hostel room in Louisiana State University. Another student, Abhijit Mahato, was murdered at Duke University in North Carolina, in January this year. Despite police investigation these murders remain mysterious, with the assailants having escaped in some of the cases. This raises serious questions about security on college and university campuses in the US. But what is curious is that students from India, particularly from this one south Indian State, seem to be targeted the most. <b>Police have suggested that the high standard of living, well-paid jobs in hi-tech sectors and a display of wealth were making Indians a soft target of criminal gangs in the US</b>. However, this does not apply to students as many of them pursue their studies on scholarship. There may, therefore, be more to it than what meets the eye.
It cannot be lost sight of that among the students murdered are not just those who lived off-campus in areas that have high crime rates, but also those who lived on campus under the close supervision of university and college authorities. It is incomprehensible as to how dangerous criminals with weapons got access to secure accomodations within campuses. Hence, those responsible for the welfare of the students have failed in their duty to provide the latter ample security. In all of this it is easy to understand the anxiety and fear of parents who have sent their children abroad to study, and whose security and well-being are upper-most in their minds. The Government of India must, therefore, take up the matter with the authorities in the US so that such attacks on Indian students cease and the guilty are punished.
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Arrogrance and stupidity is main cause.