Chicago: A shocking incident has come to light from Chicago in US as an Indian student was shot dead by assailants at a gas station where he was working as part-time employee. The victim has been identified as Nukarapu Sai Teja who was a resident of Khammam and had arrived in United States to pursue MBA.
The incident reportedly occurred on Friday (November 29) when he was working at the cash counter of the gas station. However, as per reports from PTI, Sai Teja was not working at the station at the time of incident, but was helping his friend who had asked him to stay till late on the day of the incident. His friend was not present at the time of the incident, but had gone outside for some work.
The assailants reportedly fired at Sai during their attempt to rob the cash counter at the gas station. Sai Teja (22) reportedly died on the spot after being shot. There were around two assailants who were involved in the attack. However, it is not confirmed yet. The police have initiated an investigation into the matter and are searching for the assailants involved in the attack.
Sai Teja belonged to Ramanagutta which is located in Telangana’s Khammam. He had completed his BBA in Khammam and had gone to the US to pursue his MBA. He was working part-time at the gas station.
In another incident which occurred around a week ago, another Indian student who belonged to Telangana accidentally died in a gun misfire incident which occurred on the day of his birthday. The student who was identified as Aryan Reddy (23) died after he accidentally misfired from his gun in Atlanta. Georgia.
Aryan Reddy was a resident of Uppal in Telangana and was pursuing Master’s degree at Georgia State University. Many incidents of students losing their lives in gun fires have occurred in United States in the recent past and people are raising concerns over the gun culture in the country.
