A Hyderabad student pursuing Master’s degree in the United States was shot dead while working part-time at a gas station in Denton, Texas, on Friday (October 3, 2025) night.
The victim, 28-year-old Pole Chandrashekar, hailed from L.B. Nagar in Hyderabad. Born on April 4, 1997, he had completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery before moving to the United States to pursue higher education. He was enrolled in a Master’s programme in Data Analytics at the University of North Texas, Dallas.
The victim, 28-year-old Pole Chandrashekar, hailed from L.B. Nagar in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: By arrangement
According to details available on his professional profile, Chandrashekar had been working as a Senior Data Analyst at GEICO on a part-time basis since August 2024. Earlier, he had worked 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 said he was employed at a gas station in his spare time, when the incident occurred. Robbers reportedly opened fire during a hold-up, leaving Chandrashekar fatally injured. Efforts are under way to complete formalities for the repatriation of his body to Hyderabad.
