Indian Student Death In America: The series of deaths of Indian students continues in America. In this sequence, a 25-year-old Indian student, missing since last month, has been found dead in the American city of Cleveland. This is the second case of death of an Indian student within a week. Mohammad Abdul Arafat, a resident of Nacharam, Hyderabad, came to America in May last year to pursue master’s degree in IT from Cleveland University.
Indian Embassy is helping
“It is saddened to learn that the body of Mohammed Abdul Arafat, for whom a search operation was underway, has been found in Cleveland, Ohio,” the Indian Embassy in New York said in a post on ‘X.’ Expressing its “deepest condolences”, it said it was in touch with local agencies to ensure a thorough investigation into the student’s death. “We are providing all possible assistance to the bereaved family to take his body to India,” the Consulate said.
filed a missing complaint
Arafat’s father Mohammad Salim had said that Arafat last spoke to him on March 7 and since then he has not been in contact with his family. He had told that his mobile phone was also switched off. Arafat’s roommate in the US had informed his father that he had filed a missing complaint with the Cleveland Police.
the family received a call
Meanwhile, on March 19, Arafat’s family received a call from an unidentified man who claimed that Arafat had been kidnapped, allegedly by a drug gang, and that he was offering US$1,200 for his “release”. Had demanded. His father said that the caller had also threatened to sell Arafat’s kidney if the ransom was not paid.
death of indian students
It is noteworthy that since the beginning of this year, more than half a dozen incidents of untoward incidents with Indian students have come to light in America. Earlier in Georgia, 25 year old Vivek Saini was murdered by a drug addict. 19-year-old Shreyas Reddy Beniger was found dead in Ohio. Apart from this, Neel Acharya was found dead in Purdue University campus. The dead body of Akul Dhawan of Indian American origin was found outside the University of Illinois.
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