Mamata Banerjee condemns killing of Indians in US

She urged the Indian government to  take up the matter with Washington.

"Two more shocking killings of Indians in the US. GOI must take this up with the US Govt on an urgent basis," the Chief Minister tweeted.

Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said she is pained over recent incidents of hate crime in the US in which two Indian origin people were killed and another were injured.

Indian-origin man, Harnish Patel, was shot dead on Thursday night outside his home in USA in Lancaster under South Carolina.

"I am pained to hear about the killing of Harnish Patel a US national of Indian origin in Lancaster, South Carolina," Swaraj tweeted.

She said an investigation has been started into the incident.

"Our Consul has reached Lancaster and met the family of Harnish Patel. The investigation of the case is in progress," Swaraj posted.

"My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family," she wrote.

In another instance of hate crime, a 39-year-old Sikh man has been injured in a shooting incident in the US city of Kent, media reports said on Sunday.

According to reports, the unknown shooter shouted "go back to your own country" while attacking.

The Sikh man has been identified as Deep Rai, who is a US national.

"I am sorry to know about the attack on Deep Rai a US national of Indian origin. I have spoken to Sardar Harpal Singh father of the victim," Swaraj tweeted.

"He told me that his son had a bullet injury on his arm. He is out of danger and is recovering in a private hospital," she wrote.

In the end of February, Indian origin engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot dead in a pub in Kansas city while he was hanging out with friends.

US President Donald Trump just two days before this attack condemned the Kansas attack as “hate and evil.”