An Indian student studying software engineering in Stratford University in Connecticut was shot dead by unidentified assailants in a suspected robbery case.

Arun Kumar Narote, who hails from Hyderabad was gunned down on Monday at a grocery store at Bridgeport in Connecticut where he was working as a part-time employee. The incident happened around 9:30 pm (local time).

Police are investigating into the case. Kumar was pursuing MSc in software engineering after graduating from the Indira Reddy Memorial Engineering college in Hyderabad.