Warangal techie’s body home, kin bid farewell

VANGAPAHAD (WARANGAL URBAN): A large number of villagers, relatives and friends gathered at Vangapahad in the district to pay tributes to Vamsi Reddy Mamidala, the software engineer who was shot dead by a carjacker in Milpitas city, California, last week.
Over 300 people, including residents of the village and Vamsi’s friends from other towns, took part in a funeral procession. The last rites were performed by his father, Sanjeeva Reddy, amidst slogans of ‘Vamsi Reddy Amar Rahe.’
Earlier, Union labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya met the grieving family and consoled them.“It is heartbreaking that Vamsi lost his life after being shot by a criminal,” he said. The Centre is working with other countries on issues related to safety of Indian students abroad, he said.
Yugender Reddy, Vamsi’s cousin, said that his family had been dependent on him and was relying on his prospects after his education. They now face a bleak future and are burdened with financial worries. He appealed to the state government to provide either some monetary assistance or a job to one of the members of Vamsi’s family.
Dr Praveen Kumar, an anaesthesiologist who hails from Vangapahad, also called on the Union government to put in place measures to ensure the safety and security of Indian students abroad.