Devoleena Bhattacharjee appeals to PM Modi to bring back body of friend shot dead in the US

Taking to X, Devoleena stated that her friend Amarnath was shot dead on Tuesday and that his body is yet to be claimed. She also wrote that the police has not released details of the accused, writing, “My friend #Amarnathghosh was shot & killed in St louis academy neigbourhood, US on tuesday evening. Only child in the family, mother died 3 years back. Father passed away during his childhood. (sic)”

She added, “Well the reason , accused details everything are not revealed yet or perhaps no one left in his family to fight for it except his few friends. He was from kolkata. Excellent dancer , was pursuing PHD , was taking an evening walk and suddenly he was shot multiple times by an unknown. (sic)”

She wrote that the body has not been released to her friends in the US who tried to claim the body, “Some friends in US are trying to claim the body but still no update about it. @IndianEmbassyUS kindly see to it if you could. Atleast we should know the reason of his murder. @DrSJaishankar @narendramodi. (sic)”