Telugu Youth Shot In California, Family Seeks Government Help 

Hyderabad: A 26-year-old youth was injured when he was shot by an unidentified assailant in California on Sunday.

The victim, Mubeen Ahmed, a native of Sangareddy district went to US for pursuing his Masters in February 2015. He had completed the course two months ago and was doing a temporary job at a private store. "On the day Mubeen was at the store when a few persons of black origin came in to make some purchase. There was some heated argument between the customers and Mubeen. Later, they fired at him resulting in a rupture in his stomach and damage to liver," said Mubeen's father Mujeeb Ahmed, who works at a military institution in Secunderabad.

"Mubeen was rushed to Eden Medical Centre in Castro Valley where he underwent surgery. Two of our relatives who stay in Chicago have reached California and are looking after Mubeen. Doctors said that his condition continues to be critical," Mujeeb added.

The family members have approached Minister for Irrigation T. Harish Rao on Wednesday and other public representatives and sought their help in going to the United States.