Arfath’s parents have requested the central government to take necessary measures to bring back their son safely.Saleem has also written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in this regard.The incident is the latest in a string of troubling cases pertaining to the safety and security of Indian students in the US.Since the beginning of this year, several cases of deaths of Indian and Indian-origin students have caused alarm and concern among the community.Earlier this week, the Consulate had posted on X about the death of Abhijeeth Paruchuru, a 20-year-old Indian student, in Boston.Paruchuru’s parents, based in Connecticut, had been in direct touch with detectives and initial investigations into his death had ruled out any foul play.Indian-American Sameer Kamath, 23, a student at Purdue University was found dead in a nature preserve in Indiana in February.He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to authorities.In January, 18-year-old Akul Dhawan, a student of the University of Illinois was found unresponsive outside a campus building.Investigations revealed that he died due to hypothermia.Authorities said acute alcohol intoxication and prolonged exposure to extremely cold temperatures contributed to his death.In another incident in January, 25-year-old Indian student Vivek Saini was hammered to death by a homeless drug addict in Georgia.
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