- Monday, February 24, 2025
The Indian consulate general in New York said that a police probe into the death is underway, and it continues to remain in touch with the victim’s family in India.
By: Shubham Ghosh
YET another Indian student has died in the US, this time in the state of Ohio, and the police are investigating the case, the Indian diplomatic mission in New York has said.
On Friday (5), the consulate general of India in New York said it was “deeply saddened” by the “unfortunate demise” of Uma Satya Sai Gadde, a college student, in Cleveland in the Buckeye State. The death is the latest in the string of tragedies to shock the Indian community in the US.
The consulate said that a police probe into the death is underway, and it continues to remain in touch with the victim’s family in India. The cause of her death was not specified.
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“All possible assistance is being extended, including to transport Mr Uma Gadde’s mortal remains to India at the earliest,” the consulate said in a post on X.
Deeply saddened by the unfortunate demise of Mr. Uma Satya Sai Gadde, an Indian student in Cleveland, Ohio.
Police investigation is underway. @IndiainNewYork continues to remain in touch with the family in India.
All possible assistance is being extended including to transport…
— India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) April 5, 2024
At least 10 Indian and Indian-origin students have died in the US since the beginning of 2024.
The alarming rise in the number of attacks has caused concern among the community. Last month, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India, Amarnath Ghosh, was shot dead in St Louis, Missouri.
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Sameer Kamath, a 23-year-old Indian-American student at Purdue University, was found dead in a nature preserve in Indiana on February 5.
On January 30, Indian MBA graduate Vivek Saini was fatally wounded by a homeless drug addict with a hammer in the city of Lithonia in Georgia.
The series of attacks on Indians and Indian origin persons/students had prompted the officials of the Indian embassy in Washington and its consulates at various places to hold a virtual interaction with Indian students from across the US, discussing various aspects of student well-being and ways to stay connected with the larger diaspora.
About 150 Indian Student Association office bearers and students from 90 US universities participated in the interaction led by charge d’Affaires ambassador Sripriya Ranganathan.
It was also attended by the consul generals of India in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, New York, San Francisco and Seattle.
(With PTI inputs)
