Hyderabad: An Indian student from Telangana's THyderabad was killed in a shooting incident in the US. The victim, Pole Chandrashekar, was shot dead at a gas station where he was working part-time, PTI reported.
Expressing concern over the incident, Former minister and BRS MLA T Harish Rao said on Saturday that he and other party leaders visited the bereaved family here and offered condolences.
In a post on X, Rao said the victim had completed BDS in India before moving to Dallas for further studies.
"It is tragic that Chandra Shekar Pole, a Dalit student from L B Nagar who completed BDS and went to America (Dallas) for higher studies, died in a shooting carried out by miscreants early morning," he said.
Harish Rao, nephew of BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, urged the Telangana government to take steps to bring back the body of the deceased student.
Chandrashekar, who completed his BDS in Hyderabad, had gone to the US two years ago to pursue an MS. He completed the degree six months ago and was looking for a job, his brother Damodar told reporters.
To support himself, Chandrashekar was working part-time at the gas station.
Expressing grief over the demise of the student, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family.
Assuring support to the family of the deceased, Revanth Reddy said his government would extend all cooperation to bring back the body.
Last month, a 30-year-old Muslim techie, who also hails from Telangana, was shot dead in California. The family of the victim, Mohammed Nizamuddin, from Mahabubnagar in Telangana, alleged that he faced racial discrimination.
According to the police, Nizamuddin was found shot dead, but had a knife with him. It is alleged that he had an altercation with his roommate there, and the said roommate suffered several injuries.