WATCH: US condemns attacks on Indian students, says 'no excuse for violence based on race, gender, religion'

“There is no excuse for violence, certainly based on race or gender or religion or any other factor,” the United States said, condemning the recent increase in attacks and deaths of Indians and Indian-American students in the country. Biden administration working hard to thwart attacks Addressing a press briefing late on Thursday, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, John Kirby, said US President Joe Biden and his administration have been working very hard to try to thwart and disrupt these kinds of attacks. “That’s just unacceptable here in the United States and the President and his administration has been working very, very hard to make sure we’re doing everything we can to work with state and local authorities to try to thwart and disrupt those kinds of attacks and make it clear to anybody who might consider them that they’ll be held properly accountable,” Kirby said, responding to a question on the recent attacks on Indian students and concerns among parents to send their children to the US.

White house spox John Kirby on recent death incidences of Indian Students in USA:

"There’s no excuse for violence, certainly based on — on race or — or gender or religion or any other factor. That’s just unacceptable here in the United States." pic.twitter.com/VdB3sNYca2

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Source: X/@abhishekjha157 Attacks on Indian students in US On 7 February, a 41-year-old Indian-origin man, identified as Vivek Taneja of Alexandria, Virginia, died in the US, days after suffering life-threatening injuries as a result of an assault in downtown Washington, police said. According to the police, Taneja was attacked on 2 February approximately 2:00 am (local time). He was rushed to the hospital for treatment. In a release, the Metropolitan Police Department said when the officers located him, he was suffering from life-threatening injuries as a result of an assault. However, due to critical injuries, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead on 7 February. The Metropolitan Police in Washington, DC, has been seeking public assistance in identifying and locating the suspect. On 4 February, an Indian student faced a brutal attack in Chicago. Following the attack, the Indian Consulate in Chicago stated that it was in touch with the victim, Syed Mazahir Ali, as well as his wife in India. Videos which surfaced on social media showed Ali bleeding heavily as he described the horrific incident. Meanwhile, another video circulating on social media, which appears to be CCTV footage of the incident, showed Ali being chased by three attackers on the streets of Chicago. Earlier this month, an Indian student in the US named Shreyas Reddy was found dead in Cincinnati, Ohio. The cause of his death, however, remains unknown as of now. As per reports, he was a student at the Linder School of Business. On 30 January, Neel Acharya, a student at Purdue University, was found dead after being missing for days. Earlier, another Indian student, identified as Vivek Saini, was brutally killed with repeated blows from a hammer by a homeless man inside a store in Lithonia, Georgia, US. A video of the incident went viral on social media, but the date of the incident can’t be confirmed. With inputs from agencies