A 22-year-old student from Telangana was shot dead in Chicago during a robbery at a gas station on September 29. Sai Teja, studying for a Master’s degree in the US, was helping a friend by staying after his shift when he was attacked. Despite handing over cash, he was shot. Efforts are underway to return his body to India.
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