India, Oct. 5 -- A 27-year-old Indian from Hyderabad student was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Dallas, Texas, authorities said on Saturday.

The incident took place at a gas station where the victim, identified as Pole Chandrasekhar, was working a part-time job.

The victim, who had completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery in Hyderabad, had been living in the US for the past two years, and pursuing a Master's degree in Data Analytics at the University of North Texas, Denton.

Chandrasekhar's mother said she had earlier been opposed to him moving abroad for higher studies. "I was not in favour of him going to the US," Times of India quoted his mother as saying.

She added that despite her opposition, Chandrasekhar had insisted on...