27-year-old Hyderabad student working at US petrol station shot dead in Texas

Chandrashekar Pole

27-year-old Chandrasekhar Pole, an Indian student from Hyderabad, has been shot dead in Texas. Media reports said that Pole was pursuing his Master’s in Dental Surgery in Texas and was shot dead by an unidentified man at a gas station, where he reportedly worked part-time.

MLAs Harish Rao and Sudheer Reddy met his family in Hyderabad and assured help to bring back the body, PTI reported.

VIDEO | Hyderabad: BRS leader T Harish Rao visits family of dental student Chandrashekar Pole shot dead in Texas, USA.

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NDTV reported that Pole had moved to the US in 2023 for higher studies after finishing his bachelor's in dental surgery back in Hyderabad. He had been looking for a full-time job while working part-time at the gas station after completing his master's degree in the US six months ago.

Rao called it a "tragic" incident and urged the government to take immediate steps to bring back Pole's body to his hometown.

In an online post, Rao said, "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."

He added, "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."