Telangana student shot dead in Dallas; Harish Rao visits family

HYDERABAD: A Telangana student was reportedly shot dead by robbers in Dallas, United States, on Friday. The victim, identified as Pole Chandrasekhar, hailed from LB Nagar in Hyderabad.

According to reports, Chandrasekhar had travelled to Dallas after completing his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) in Hyderabad. While pursuing higher studies, he was working part-time at a fuel station where the shooting took place.

Harish Rao consoles family, demands quick action

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA and former minister T Harish Rao visited Chandrasekhar’s family in LB Nagar on Saturday. Describing the incident as “heart-wrenching,” he expressed condolences and urged the Telangana government to take immediate steps to bring the student’s body back to India.

“It is tragic that Chandra Shekhar Pole, a Dalit student from LB Nagar who completed BDS and went to America (Dallas) for higher studies, died in a shooting carried out by miscreants early morning,” Harish Rao said on X (formerly Twitter).

“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. We, on behalf of BRS, demand that the state government make efforts to bring Chandra Shekhar’s mortal remains to his hometown as quickly as possible,” he added.

Family members said Chandrasekhar’s friends in Dallas were coordinating with local authorities and the Indian Consulate for formalities related to the repatriation of his body.

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