Indian student shot in Chicago parking lot

CHICAGO, IL — Mohammed Akbar, 30, an Indian student from Meerpet, Hyderabad is undergoing treatment after he was shot at in the neighborhood of Albany Park in Chicago last week.

According to Akbar’s father, Mohammed Yousuf, the student was shot in the cheek, after an argument broke out with the unidentified assailants in a parking lot at around 8:45 am on December 6.

After hearing the gunshot, local residents rushed to Akbar’s help and took him to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

Akbar is pursuing master’s degree in computer systems networking and telecommunications. The family has now applied for an emergency visa and is asking the Indian government to act on the incident.

“The case is classified as aggravated battery with handgun. Area North Detectives are still investigating,” said Chicago police in a statement.