Indian student shot dead in US: Killed by 'miscreants'; was working at gas station

NEW DELHI: A student from Hyderabad was killed in a shooting incident by “miscreants” in Dallas, United States, BRS MLA T Harish Rao said on Saturday.

The victim, 26-year-old Chandrashekar Pole, had completed his Bachelors in Dental Surgery (BDS) before moving to Dallas for further studies, Rao added.

“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,” Rao wrote on X, after meeting the bereaved family.

బీడీఎస్ పూర్తి చేసి, పై చదువుల కోసం అమెరికా (డల్లాస్) వెళ్ళిన ఎల్బీనగర్ కు చెందిన దళిత విద్యార్థి చంద్ర శేఖర్ పోలే ఈరోజు తెల్లవారు జామున దుండగులు జరిపిన కాల్పులో మృతి చెందటం విషాదకరం.

ఉన్నత స్థాయిలో ఉంటాడనుకున్న కొడుకు ఇక లేడు అన్న విషయం తెలిసి తల్లిదండ్రులు పడుతున్న అవేదన… pic.twitter.com/RJy8BdteiD

— Harish Rao Thanneeru (@BRSHarish) October 4, 2025

On behalf of his party, he also demanded that the Telangana government make arrangements to bring Pole’s mortal remains back to his hometown "as soon as possible."

According to reports, Pole was working at a gas station on Friday night when he was shot by an unidentified gunman. He had moved to the US in 2023 for higher studies, completed his master’s degree six months ago, and had been searching for a full-time placement while working part-time at the gas station.