In the fourth incident of its kind within weeks, an Indian-American student was discovered deceased in Ohio.
On February 1, the Consulate General of India in New York announced Shreya Reddy Benigeri's death in a post on X, emphasizing that foul play was not suspected.
“Deeply saddened by the unfortunate demise of Shreyas Reddy Benigeri, a student of Indian origin in Ohio. Police investigation is underway. At this stage, foul play is not suspected,” the Consulate posted, without releasing any further details of the incident.
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.
— India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) February 1, 2024
The Consulate continues to remain in touch with the family and is extending all possible…
Benigeri was a student at the Lindner School of Business in Cincinnati. The Consulate affirmed its ongoing communication with his family to provide all possible assistance in the matter.
This incident follows the recent deaths of students Neel Acharya, Akul Dhawan, and Vivek Saini. Acharya, a computer science and data science student at Purdue University in Indiana State, who had been reported missing in the U.S., was officially confirmed deceased by university authorities on January 30.
Dhawan a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was discovered dead with signs of hypothermia.Saini, a management graduate, was found dead on January 16 after allegedly being beaten to death by a homeless drug addict at a department store in Lithonia City, Georgia, where he worked part time. The assailant, identified as Julian Faulkner, 53, was subsequently arrested.
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