Raviteja’s body likely to reach city on Jan 26

Ch Sushil Rao / Jan 24, 2025, 00:29 IST

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Raviteja’s body likely to reach city on Jan 26

Hyderabad: The body of Koyyada Raviteja, who was shot dead in Connecticut in the US by an unidentified assailants on Jan 19, is expected to reach Hyderabad on Jan 26.
The family, residing at Green Hills Colony in Chaitanyapuri in the city, was earlier expecting the body to reach home on Jan 24. It was delayed due to procedural formalities, sources told TOI.

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The 26-year-old was shot dead by the unidentified assailant in New Haven, Connecticut, when he had gone to deliver food. Raviteja, who went to the US in 2022, had completed his Master's and was working part-time delivering food for a Chinese restaurant. He was hoping to get a full-time job in March.
His father Koyyada Chandramouli is a cab driver and the family originally hails from Koyyalagudem village in Choutuppal mandal of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district.

Following the murder, the Telangana govt wrote to the Union ministry of external Affairs (MEA) and the Consulate General of India (CGI) in New York to assist the family in expediting the process of sending the mortal remains to India. The Telugu Association of North America, it is learnt, is also helping the family.
In a letter to MEA and CGI, the general administration department (GAD) of Telangana govt urged that they coordinate with local authorities and family to complete all legal formalities.
The New Haven police department is yet to make any arrests in the case. After shooting him dead, the culprits had driven away with the car, but later abandoned it nearby.

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Ch Sushil Rao

Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.

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