A 27-year-old Indian studying in the United States was shot dead in Texas state on Friday night, according to reports. Chandrashekar Pole, who was from Hyderabad, had been working part-time at a gas station in Dallas and was reportedly killed by an unidentified gunman. Pole had moved to the US in 2023 for higher studies after completing his bachelor's in dental surgery from his hometown. The student's family has sought the government's help in securing his body.
'Heart-wrenching to witness'
After Pole's killing, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Sudhir Reddy and former Telangana minister T Harish Rao visited the student's home in Hyderabad on Saturday and met with his family. Describing the incident as "tragic," Reddy urged the government to take immediate steps to bring Pole's body back