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It's just the beginning of the second month of the year, and there already has been 7 deaths of Indian Students in the US under various circumstances.
Here is a list of Indian students found dead in US
1. Shreyas Reddy Beniger, a student at the Linder School of Business in Ohio, died. Authorities have ruled out any foul play or a possibility of a hate crime in the case.
2. On 30 January, another Purdue University student, Neel Acharya, who was missing in the US, was confirmed dead by authorities of the varsity.
3. Another Indian student Akul Dhawan, was found dead outside the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) earlier in January. The autopsy of the 18-year-old suggested that he died from hypothermia.
4. G Dinesh (22) from Wanaparthy in Telangana and Nikesh (21) from Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh were found dead under suspicious conditions at their Connecticut accommodation on 15 January. The duo had gone to the US for higher education in December last year. Their families do not know how the students, who were roommates, died.
5. On 29 January, a resident of Haryana, 25-year-old Vivek Saini, who was pursuing an MBA are worked part-time at a convenience store, was fatally attacked in Georgia state's Lithonia city by Julian Faulkner. Faulkner, a homeless man, allegedly killed Saini with repeated blows from a hammer inside the store. As per reports, the student refused to give Faulkner free food on 16 January which had led to the attack.
6. Sameer Kamath is the 7th such case. He was found dead in a nature preserve. Kamath was pursuing a doctorate in mechanical engineering at Purdue University. He had completed his master's degree in the same field from Purdue University in August 2023 and held a US citizenship, the Warren County Coroner's office said.