New York. There are continuous reports of deaths of Indian students in America. At the same time, news of the death of an Indian student has come in the American state of Ohio. The Indian Consulate in New York gave this information on Friday. The embassy said a police investigation is ongoing. We remain in touch with our family in India. All possible assistance is being provided including TRA. However, the cause of death has not been known yet.

Indian Consulate expressed grief

The Consulate said that all possible assistance has been provided to the family of the deceased student, while every possible effort is being made to return the body of the student to India as soon as possible. The Indian Consulate in New York, in a post on Twitter, said it was deeply saddened by the unfortunate demise of Shri Uma Satya Sai Gadde, an Indian student in Cleveland, Ohio.

Deaths of Indian-origin students are increasing in America

This incident has happened at a time when deaths of Indian origin were increasing in America. Earlier in March, a 25-year-old Indian student went missing from the Cleveland area of ​​the US, days after the victim's family received a call demanding ransom. The family had requested the Ministry of External Affairs to find their son.

A student from Hyderabad missing in America

Hyderabad native Mohammad Abdul Arafat went to the US in May 2023 to pursue a master's in IT from Cleveland University, but he has been missing since March 7, 2024. His father Mohammad Salim said that after ten days, he received a call where the person was saying that his son (Abdul Arafat) had been kidnapped and demanded a ransom of US$1200.