California: Telangana man shot at in store, in 'very critical condition'

A 26-year-old man from Telangana was shot at by an unidentified person in California in the US on Sunday and continues to be in "very critical condition", his relative said in Sangareddy on Thursday.

Mubeen Ahmed, who completed a masters degree in engineering from a university in California, was fired upon in a departmental store, where he was working, by a man after the latter's group picked up an argument with staff, said Mubeen's maternal uncle Mohd Aslam Sultan Qasmi.

He said Mubeen sustained injuries to his lungs, liver and kidney, and currently remains admitted in an ICU of a hospital at Castro Valley near California.

He has undergone emergency surgeries and his condition is stated to be very critical, Qasmi said, adding that Mubeen's family members were informed about the incident on Monday by their relative in the US. He said the hospital authorities also called them up.

Mubeen went to California to pursue his masters in engineering in February this year.

His father Mohammed Mujeeb works in a defence institute in Secunderabad and is currently residing in Hyderabad.

Mujeeb and other relatives called on Telangana Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao and Medak MP Prabhakar Reddy seeking help.

Mujeeb is awaiting his visa to travel to the US, Qasmi said.