Worrying trend for student community and parents
Yet another Indian student was discovered dead in the US state of Ohio’s Cincinnati on Thursday causing concern about the number of student death reports coming in from the country. The student has been identified as Shreyas Reddy Benigeri.
The cause of Benigeri’s death remains unknown but as of now, foul play is being ruled out. This is the third such death within a week of Indian students studying in the US. Understandably, the student community as well as their parents see this as a worrying trend.
Consultate General of India in NY has issued a statement
The Consulate General of India in New York said the probe into Benigeri’s death is underway and at this stage, any foul play is not suspected. “The Consulate continues to remain in touch with the family and is extending all possible assistance to them,” it said.
Earlier in January, Vivek Saini, a 25-year-old Indian student who was working part-time, was bludgeoned to death by a homeless man, who later turned out to be a drug addict. The murderer was arrested from the scene. The homeless drug addict smashed Saini’s face and head ruthlessly hammer blows after Saini refused to give him any more shelter and food. Tragically, Saini had befriended and provided him amenities for several days in the cold weather. The incident happened at a convenience store in the US state of Georgia’s Lithonia where Saini used to work part-time. He had recently completed his MBA in the US.
Neel Acharya, another Indian student, was pursuing computer science at Purdue University. He was found dead on the university campus one day after he was missing. What led to his death remains unclear till now. Police officials in West Lafayette in the US state of Indiana have a launched a probe to investigate what led to the death.
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