The Indian Consulate in Chicago has demanded immediate action over the murder of a Telangana youth

Washington: The Consulate General of India in Chicago on Saturday called for immediate action against the perpetrators responsible for the murder of a Telangana youth and said it would extend all possible help to his family and friends.

Sai Teja Nukarapu, 22, from Khammam district in Telangana, was shot dead at a gas station near Chicago where he worked. He was attacked by the attackers in the early hours of Saturday Indian time (late Friday US time), said a lawmaker-elect, Madhusudan Thatha, citing preliminary information from the US.

“We are shocked and deeply saddened by the murder of Indian student Nukarapu Sai Teja. We demand immediate action against the perpetrators. The Consulate will extend all possible assistance to the family and friends of the victim,” the Consulate General of India in Chicago wrote on X.

Sai Teja completed his BBA in India and pursued an MBA in the USA. One of the victim’s relatives told media representatives in India that he had a part-time job.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said he was “deeply saddened by this news.” “Our consulate is providing all possible help to the family,” he said in a post on X.

Madhusudan, a Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) member of the Legislative Council (MLC), said that Sai Teja was not on duty when the incident occurred but was helping a friend who asked him to stay in office for some time. The friend had gone out to work.

The MLC said he spoke to the members of Telugu Association of North America (TANA) for help in the incident.

The youth’s body is expected to reach India next week.