MEA called for action on Texas shooting, said ‘rendering necessary assistance to bereaved family’

On Tuesday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the situation is being closely tracked after a tragic Texas shooting incident which killed eight people, including an Indian national.

The EAM said that he is taking regular updates from India’s envoy to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu and that the consulate is providing the necessary assistance to the bereaved. “Closely tracking this and taking regular updates from Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS. Consulate is rendering all necessary assistance to the bereaved family and to those injured,” the EAM tweeted.

A 27-seven-year-old woman belonging to Telangana’s Ranga Reddy was among the eight people killed in a shooting at Allen Mall in Texas, US on May 6, an official said.
The deceased was identified as Aishwarya Thatikonda, who was the daughter of Ranga Reddy’s district judge. Aishwarya Thatikonda was shot dead along with seven others in a mass shooting in Texas. A few years back, Aishwarya Thatikonda moved to the US and was working as a project manager.The official Twitter handle of the Consulate General in Houston informed that it is facilitating the completion of requisite formalities with regard to the mortal remains of the deceased.

“Two other Indian nationals have been injured in the tragic shooting incident. We are in constant touch with the local & hospital authorities, relatives of the injured and community leaders. Consulate officials are in Dallas to render all possible assistance,” the Consulate General in Houston tweeted.