In a third such incident in weeks, an Indian-American student was found dead in Ohio, the Consulate General of India in New York said on Thursday, adding that that foul play is not suspected at this stage.
“Deeply saddened by the unfortunate demise of Mr. Shreyas Reddy Benigeri, a student of Indian origin in Ohio,” the Consulate said in a post on X.
“Police investigation is underway. At this stage, foul play is not suspected,” the Consulate added, without divulging any further details of the incident.
Benigeri was a student of the Lindner School of Business, Cincinnati.
Deeply saddened by the unfortunate demise of Mr. Shreyas Reddy Benigeri, a student of Indian origin in Ohio. Police investigation is underway. At this stage, foul play is not suspected.
The Consulate continues to remain in touch with the family and is extending all possible…
— India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) February 1, 2024
The Consulate continues to remain in touch with the family and is extending all possible assistance to them, it stated. Benigeri’s family in India has been informed about the tragedy and it is understood that his father is expected to arrive from India soon.
This comes weeks after the death of Neel Acharya and Vivek Saini. Acharya, a computer science and data science student at Purdue University in Indiana State, who had been missing in the US, was confirmed dead by university authorities on Tuesday.
In a statement on its website, Purdue University said that Acharya was confirmed dead, without divulging the cause of death. It said that a “college-aged” man matching Acharya’s description and carrying his ID was found dead near the Maurice J Zucrow Laboratories on the campus at about 10.30 am on Sunday.
Vivek, meanwhile, a management graduate, was hammered to death, allegedly by a homeless drug addict, at a department store in Lithonia city, Georgia, where he worked part-time, on January 16. The assailant, identified as Julian Faulkner, 53, was arrested.
According to local media reports, Faulkner, who was given refuge at the store by the store employees, including Vivek, and given food and water got enraged when asked to leave.
(With inputs from PTI)
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