Chandrasekhar Pole, a 27-year-old student from Hyderabad, was shot and killed in Dallas, USA. The incident occurred on Friday night while Pole was working at a gas station. His family is in mourning and has requested the government’s assistance in bringing his body back to India. Pole had gone to the US in 2023 for higher education, having earned a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree in Hyderabad. He completed his master’s degree six months prior and was working part-time at the gas station while seeking full-time employment.
The Indian Consulate in Houston is in contact with Pole’s family and is monitoring the investigation with local authorities. The Consulate expressed its condolences and assured that they are providing all possible support. Local authorities are investigating the case.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has also expressed his condolences and offered the family all possible assistance. BRS MLA Sudhir Reddy and former minister T. Harish Rao visited Pole’s family in Hyderabad and met them. Harish Rao expressed the immense pain the parents are experiencing, having lost the son they had built dreams around. The BRS has urged the state government to expedite the process of bringing Chandrasekhar’s remains home.
This incident in Dallas has once again raised concerns about the safety of international students working part-time jobs in the US, especially those working late-night shifts. Earlier this year, a 26-year-old student from Telangana was shot dead in Connecticut, and another person from Ranga Reddy died from gunshot wounds in the US. Last month, a 30-year-old tech professional from Mahbubnagar district died in California after being shot by the police, following an alleged knife attack on his roommate.