Houston: With a four agency taskforce finding “no leads” into the murder of two Indian students at Louisiana State university campus, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has now been roped in to track down the killers while Indian diplomats visited the site and reviewed the progress of the probe.
No arrest had been made, and no suspects named till Sunday morning. Law enforcement agencies were trying “to identify three young black men who were seen hurriedly leaving the vicinity,” a Baton Rouge police department spokesperson said. “So far, there is no lead. I have spoken to the LSU chancellor and have been told the FBI is also involved in the investigations besides university and state police,” Indian consul-general S.M. Gavai told PTI.
“My deputy, K.P. Pillai, has met the university authorities and the spouses of the two students. It is a terrible tragedy. But now our job is to render all assistance so that things move and the murderers are apprehended,” Mr. Gavai said.
The families of the two students had requested the bodies to be flown to India. But autopsy procedure and embalming can take a few days, he said.
Alok Pandey, First Secretary (Counsellor) from the Embassy of India in Washington, and Mr. Pillai, Consul from the Consulate General of India in Houston, met LSU Chancellor Sean O’Keefe. During the meeting, Mr. O’Keefe said LSU was actively working to support the families involved and to help expedite official matters they may encounter in trying to transport the bodies to India.
The diplomats contacted India’s Ambassador to the U.S., Ronen Sen, over phone, who expressed his gratitude to the law enforcement agencies and the LSU for all that was being done.
They also met the task force leadership and senior law enforcement officials from LSU, city and state police, as well as LSU students from India and the families of the students who were killed.
The officials said they appreciated the efforts of the LSU to investigate the incident, and the support extended to the affected families.
Meanwhile, investigators could expect more problems as students, some of whom could be witnesses, had started leaving the campus for the Christmas holidays. — PTI

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