The Indian Consulate in New York on Friday said that an Indian student has died in the US state of Ohio.
The consulate said the investigation is currently ongoing to ascertain the cause of the death.
The deceased Indian national was identified as Uma Satya Sai Gadde.
According to reports, he was studying in Ohio’s Cleveland.
Reacting to the death of the Indian national, the Indian Consulate in New York posted on X: “Deeply saddened by the unfortunate demise of Mr. Uma Satya Sai Gadde, an Indian student in Cleveland, Ohio.”
“Police investigation is underway.@IndiainNewYorkcontinues to remain in touch with the family in India,” the consulate said. “All possible assistance is being extended including to transport Mr. Uma Gadde’s mortal remains to India at the earliest,” it said.
Several Indian-origin people were found dead in the USA in 2024
Indian-origin student Sameer Kamath was found dead in the woods at a nature preserve in the USA last week.
He was a doctoral student at Indiana’s Purdue University.
Four major cases were recorded this year
Recently, 19-year-old Shreyas Reddy Beniger, a student at the Linder School of Business in Ohio, was found dead.
Purdue University student Neel Acharya was found dead on the university campus, hours after his mother had reported him as missing.
Vivek Saini, from Haryana, was hammered to death by a homeless man in Georgia’s Lithonia on Jan 16.
Akul Dhawan, another Indian student, was found dead outside the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in January.
Hyderabad student injured after being chased and attacked by four men in Chicago
Meanwhile, a student from Hyderabad received grave injuries after being attacked by four armed robbers near his house in the US state of Chicago.
A video showed the student, who was bleeding profusely, stating that he was kicked and punched by the robbers. The robbers also snatched his phone.
The victim-Syed Mazahir Ali, a resident of Langar Houz in Hyderabad, had gone to the US to pursue a Master’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University.
