27-year-old Hyderabad student dies in US shooting; Telangana CM promises to bring back body

A 27-year-old Indian student from Hyderabad Pole Chandrashekar was killed in the United States after unidentified assailants opened fire at a gas station in Dallas on Friday night, October 3. His family has urged the government for assistance in bringing his mortal remains back to India.

Chandrashekar, who completed his BDS in Hyderabad, had moved to the US two years ago to pursue his Master's in Dental Surgery. He completed the degree six months ago and was looking for a job, his brother Damodar told reporters.

Chandrashekar was working part-time at the gas station to support himself while studying in the US. Following the incident, the Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy extended his condolences to the bereaved family and assured that the state government will provide all necessary assistance to bring back the body.

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A dalit student from Hyderabad

"It is tragic that Chandra Shekhar Pole, a Dalit student from Nagar who completed BDS and went to America (Dallas) for higher studies, died in a shooting carried out by miscreants early morning.

The pain that the parents are going through, knowing that their son, who they believed would reach great heights, is no more, is heart-wrenching to witness. My deepest condolences to their family members.

We, on behalf of BRS, demand that the state government take initiative and make efforts to bring Chandra Shekhar's mortal remains to his hometown as quickly as possible," Rao posted on his official X account.

In January this year, a 26-year-old student from Telangana residing in Connecticut was reportedly shot dead by unknown assailants.