Another Indian-origin student dies in United States in fifth such case this year

The Warren County Coroner’s office reported on Monday evening (Feb 5) that a doctoral student in mechanical engineering at Purdue University, who was of Indian-American descent, was discovered deceased in a nature preserve.

The 23-year-old student, identified as Sameer Kamath, had US citizenship and had completed his master’s degree in mechanical engineering in August 2023 from Purdue University, confirmed the coroner’s office.

He is the second Indian-American student from Purdue University who died under mysterious circumstances in the last few weeks, after Neel Acharya. 

Kamath’s body was found at the Crow’s Grove Nature Preserve around 5 pm (local time) on Monday (Feb 5). Crow’s Grove Nature Preserve is part of the Niches Land Trust which is located at 3300 North Warren County Road 50 West, in Williamsport.

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Death, attack cases involving Indian students rise in the US

The new death comes in the wake of Indian or Indian-origin students in the US facing increasing attacks in the United States.

Indian student Syed Mazahir Ali’s video surfaced on Wednesday (Feb 7) in which he was seen bleeding profusely and desperately pleading for help in Chicago after getting attacked by robbers.

This was the fourth such case to have emerged in recent days. Another 19-year-old student, Shreyas Reddy Beniger, who held an American passport, was found dead last week. The authorities ruled out any foul play.

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