Indian-Origin Student Found Dead In US's Cincinnati, No Foul Play Suspected

The Indian Mission in New York has expressed regret about the incident and said that it is in touch with his family and is extending all possible assistance to them.

The Indian Consulate in New York has expressed regret about the incident and said that it is in touch with his family and is extending all possible assistance to them.

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New Delhi: An Indian-origin student has been found dead in the United States. He has been found dead in Cincinnati, Ohio. The cause of death is not known yet. The deceased student has been identified as Shreyas Reddy. Reddy was a student at the Linder School of Business, news agency ANI reported, citing media reports.

The Indian Mission in New York has expressed regret about the incident and said that it is in touch with his family and is extending all possible assistance to them. It also stated that foul play is not suspected. 

"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 assistance to them," the Indian Consulate in New York said in a post.

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 latest incident came days after an Indian student, Vivek Saini, was attacked in Georgia's Lithonia city by Julian Faulkner. In another incident that took place last month, an 18-year-old student Akul B. Dhawan at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was found dead with signs of hypothermia, as reported by PTI.

According to PTI, Dhawan went missing in the early hours of January 20 and was found dead almost 10 hours later on the back porch of a building near the university campus in west Urbana in the US state of Illinois.