Arun Kumar Narote, 26 yrs, M.S student at Stratford University, VA was shot dead on July 12th at a grocery store in Bridgeport, CT. Arun Kumar a native of Hyderabad joined M S (Software Engineering) in Stratford University after graduating with B.Tech from Indra Reddy Memorial Engineering College in Hyderabad. Arun is supposed to graduate with MS in couple of months. Arun Kumar lives in Bridgeport, Connecticut who attends Stratford University in weekends has been working part time jobs in Cambridge, CT to support his educational expenses.
As per preliminary police reports, on Monday, July 12th around 9:30 PM, two masked men walked in to "Norman Grocery Store" in Bridgeport, CT where Arun Kumar was working as a store clerk, robbed the cash and shot him in the head though there was no resistance found. Police are still investigating the case for further details.
Arun Kumar is survived by parents Dhondiba Rao ( a retired Teacher), mother Sakhuntala and elder brothers Avinash, Amar and elder sister. The whole family of Arun Kumar who live in Karwan area in Hyderabad was in deep shock after hearing this sad news, called Prasad Thotakura, TANA Executive Vice President and requested TANA to help send the body to Hyderabad as soon as possible.
Mohan Nannapaneni, TANA Secretary, Rao Yalamanchili, President of Telugu Association of Connecticut, Revanh, Karthik friends of Arun Kumar and scores of TANA Team Square volunteers are helping in this case.
"This is a very unfortunate incident though Arun Kumar was working from a Bullet proof cabin, one of the thieves jumped in to the cabin through a gap, robbed the cash and shot him in the head though he was not resisting and willing to give away the whole cash register. We can understand the financial stress that these students face to support their education and living expenses but certainly these types of places to be avoided and shouldn't put their lives at risk" said Prasad Thotakura, who is working with the Cambridge Police Department, Indian Consulate Office and Funeral Home to expedite the process.
Jayaram Komati, TANA President expressed his deepest condolences on behalf of TANA to Narote family and appreciated TANA Team Square volunteers for their immediate action to help the family.
