Hyderabad scholar shot lifeless at fuel station in Texas

A Hyderabad scholar pursuing Master’s diploma within the United States was shot lifeless whereas working part-time at a fuel station in Denton, Texas, on Friday (October 3, 2025) evening.

The sufferer, 28-year-old Pole Chandrashekar, hailed from L.B. Nagar in Hyderabad. Born on April 4, 1997, he had accomplished his Bachelor of Dental Surgery earlier than transferring to the United States to pursue greater schooling. He was enrolled in a Master’s programme in Data Analytics on the University of North Texas, Dallas.

According to particulars obtainable on his skilled profile, Chandrashekar had been working as a Senior Data Analyst at GEICO on a part-time foundation since August 2024. Earlier, he had labored with American Express as a Data Analyst in Chennai between 2021 and 2023, and as a Programmer Analyst with Hitachi Energy in Bengaluru from 2020 to 2021.

Police in Denton stated he was employed at a fuel station in his spare time, when the incident occurred. Robbers reportedly opened hearth throughout a hold-up, leaving Chandrashekar fatally injured. Efforts are below solution to full formalities for the repatriation of his physique to Hyderabad.

Former Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA T. Harish Rao visited his household and tweeted: “It is tragic that Chandra Shekhar Pole, a Dalit scholar from Nagar who accomplished BDS and went to America (Dallas) for greater research, died in a taking pictures carried out by miscreants early morning. We, on behalf of BRS, demand that the Telangana authorities take initiative and make efforts to carry Chandra Shekhar’s mortal stays to his hometown as shortly as doable.”