New Delhi: Promising a "thorough" probe by FBI into Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting in which six Sikhs were killed, US Ambassador Nancy Powell has said that anyone found involved in the incident will be brought to justice.
"Our Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation; though the news suggests this was the act of one individual, if anyone else is involved, they will be brought to justice and charged under all relevant laws," Powell said, adding law enforcement agencies were working hard to prevent such incidents.
The Ambassador said this in reply to a letter on Thursday to Convenor of BJP's Overseas Affairs Vijay Jolly who had demanded better security to Sikh community living in the US.
"The President, Secretary of State, and I have all conveyed to the Sikh community and Indian Government that United States abhors acts of religious violence. Our law enforcement works hard to prevent such acts, and investigates them thoroughly when they occur," she said....
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07:10 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Washington: Voicing regret over the shooting incident at a Wisconsin gurudwara that killed six Sikh worshippers, Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi briefed Indian envoy to the US, Nirupama Rao, about the measures he would put in place to upgrade the security at the shrine. During a meeting with Rao, who was in the city on Wednesday, the Mayor also informed her of the steps that would be taken for better...
12:00 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Wisconsin: The investigation that was initiated into the massacre in a gurudwara in Wisconsin in the USA where six people were killed before the gunman, Michael Page, was shot dead has not yet revealed the motive behind the killings. According to the police, no tell-tale writings or note was left behind by the 40-year-old ex-army veteran. However, Page's friends and former boss revealed that he was a regular at hate...
07:48 AM, Aug 08, 2012
Washington: Hours after releasing photo of "a person of interest" in the Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting incident, the FBI has ruled out involvement of the second suspect saying the shooting was carried out by the lone gunman Wade Michael Page. The second person was interviewed by the FBI before being cleared by it. "The unidentified subject has been located interviewed and does not appear to be connected with the yesterday's shooting...
09:30 AM, Aug 07, 2012
New York: The 40-year-old US Army veteran who went on a rampage inside a Wisconsin Gurudwara and killed six people, had ties to racist groups due to which he was being tracked by civil rights organisations. Wade Michael Page was shot and killed by a police officer in the parking lot of the Oak Creek gurudwara after he wounded another police agent and killed six persons as the preparations were...
11:51 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Sikhs in the United States are grieving and angry. They have been at the receiving end of hate crime since 9/11. ...
11:05 PM, Aug 06, 2012
The man suspected of shooting and killing six people at a gurudwara near Milwaukee in Wisconsin, USA, has been identified as a former Army soldier Wade Michael Page, say US media reports. ...
06:55 PM, Aug 06, 2012
US Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee Convenor said police are investigating it like domestic terror. ...
06:48 PM, Aug 06, 2012
I would like to assure the Sikh Community that their places of worship will be protected at all costs, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said. ...
05:47 PM, Aug 06, 2012
New York: The man suspected of shooting and killing six people at a gurudwara near Milwaukee in Wisconsin, USA, has been identified as a former Army soldier Wade Michael Page, say US media reports. Sources say he was an Army veteran who may have been a white supremacist. Page was reduced in rank before his discharge about 12 years ago, according to a defense official who spoke on condition of...
04:58 PM, Aug 06, 2012
New York: 1:50 pm: Reports from CNN say that the gunman who killed six people and was then himself shot dead at a US gurudwara may have been an Army veteran. Quoting sources, CNN says the gunman, who was killed by police, may have been a white supremacist. His name has not yet been released. 12:20 pm: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed shock on the deadly shooting in a...
10:54 AM, Aug 06, 2012
New York: A deadly shooting in a gurudwara in Oak Creek in the state of Wisconsin has left six people dead. The gunman identified as a white male was killed by a police officer who responded to the 911 call. Three people including the police officer were critically injured and rushed to hospital. The shooting happened at around 11 am (US time). The police recovered two semi-automatic handguns from the...
07:40 AM, Aug 06, 2012
