Sunayana Dumala (R), wife of killed Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in the US state of Kansas, is consoled by family members prior to performing the last rites at his funeral in Hyderabad on February 28, 2017. (AFP Photo)
Hyderabad: Grieving family and friends mourned an Indian engineer Tuesday whose killing at a Kansas bar has shocked the country and raised fears about the safety of Indians in America.
A US Navy veteran was charged with the murder of 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotla last week in a case that American authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime.
On Tuesday, Kuchibhotla's wife, family members and friends gathered for funeral services in the southern Hyderabad city.
Kuchibhotla's father performed the last rites according to Hindu rituals while his wife sitting next to the garlanded body broke down in tears.