Indian shot in Chicago; family asks for Sushma Swaraj's help

An Indian man was allegedly shot by unidentified assailants at a parking lot in Chicago, US.

The 30-year-old student from Hyderabad was shot at Albany Park area on December 6, according to an NDTV report. He has been seriously injured and is currently hospitalised in critical condition.

The victim, Mohammed Akbar, has suffered bullet injuries on his cheek, according to his family.

Akbar has gone to US to pursue higher studies and is doing his masters in computer science at DeVry University.

The victim's family has sought Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's help on the matter. They have asked for Swaraj's help on issuing an emergency travel visa to United States. They had also asked for Telengana home minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy's help to raise the issue with the concerned US authorities.

@SushmaSwaraj @SushmaSwaraj @MEAQuery : Respected Madam; My brother Mohammed Akbar aged 30, a student living in Chicago - USA with his wife has been shot and seriously injured at around 8:45 AM (Central time zone) in the Albany park neighborhood on the northwest side on Wed.

— Mohammed Ashraf (@Mohamme46760235) December 8, 2017

@telangana_cmo Shootout incident in Chicago on my Son.

His information:
Name: Mohammed Akbar
Date of birth: 23/10/1987, Age - 30 (Male)
Residential address in USA: 4740 Whipple street, Chicago Illonois - 60625
Plz help 9581117879 pic.twitter.com/i84tAwxT1D

— Mohammed Ashraf (@Mohamme46760235) December 9, 2017

The nature of the incident is not yet known and if it is a hate crime incident in US. In February this year, an engineer from Hyderabad, Srinivas Kuchibolta, was shot dead and his two friends were seriously injured in United States' Kansas by a former Navy man who yelled "get out of my country".