Allaying the concerns of some members in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday regarding attacks and killing of Indians in the US, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said every incident should not be considered as “hate crime.”

She also said the Government was aware of each and every death of Indians abroad and was in talks with the US and the authorities were probing all angles including hate in the reported crimes.

Referring to the murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla in Kansas in the US, Swaraj said the accused was arrested the next day but the killing of Deep Rai was still being investigated.  “The authorities are carrying out a probe into the death and it has not yet been established whether it is a hate crime,” she  said adding that no arrest has been made in the case yet.

The case of Harnish Patel was found to be one of

“burglary,” the Minister said adding the authorities have said that it looks like a case of robbery.  Referring to two more cases, Swaraj said in one of them, she talked directly to the affected family in New Jersey who confirmed that it was not a hate crime at all and it was a personal matter and family issue. “In another case raised by the members (in the Rajya Sabha), a Press release was issued by the authorities saying it is a not a hate crime,” she said.

Rejecting the Opposition contention that the Government is not aware of Indians killed abroad, Swaraj said, “We are aware of each and every person dying outside the country. We talk to the family of the deceased and then our mission takes care. All figures are with us.”