An Indian student from Hyderabad was shot dead in Dallas, USA by an unidentified assailant on Friday. The victim has been identified as a 28-year-old Chandrashekar Pole. Former minister and BRS MLA T Harish Rao confirmed the same and expressed concern over the incident. Rao said he and other party leaders visited the bereaved family in Hyderabad and offered condolences.
In a post on X, Rao said Chandrashekar had completed BDS in India before moving to Dallas for further studies. “We, on behalf of BRS, demand that the state government make every effort to return Chandrashekar’s body to his hometown as soon as possible,” Rao said.
Who is Chandrashekar Pole?
Chandrashekar had moved to the US in 2023 to pursue his postgraduate studies in Data Analytics at the University of North Texas after completing his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) in Hyderabad. According to US media reports, the shooting occurred during his night shift, where an unidentified gunman randomly opened fire at the gas station. Local authorities are presently investigating the incident and no major updates have been announced yet.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Chandrashekar has been working part-time as a Senior Data Analyst at GEICO since August 2024. Before that, he was a Data Analyst at American Express in Chennai from 2021 to 2023, and earlier served as a Programmer Analyst at Hitachi Energy in Bengaluru between 2020 and 2021.
Family’s reaction
The family of the deceased confirmed the incident and urged the Indian government to bring the boy’s body back home.
In an online post, Rao described the killing as a “tragic” incident and urged the government to take immediate steps to bring back the student’s mortal remains. “The pain the parents are enduring, knowing their son, whom they believed would achieve great things, is no more, is heart-wrenching,” he wrote.