.An Indian descent was discovered dead at Purdue University in Indiana in a distressing series of events, while another Indian IT student was viciously attacked close to his Chicago home.
Eckhard Groll, the chair of mechanical engineering, said on Tuesday that Sameer Kamath, 23, a doctorate Indian descent in the field, was discovered dead in Warren County on Monday, according to The Purdue Exponent, an independent news outlet.
The coroner’s office revealed that the 23-year-old student, named as Sameer Kamath, was a US citizen and had graduated from Purdue University with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering in August 2023.
After Neel Acharya, he is the second Indian-American student at Purdue University to pass away under suspicious circumstances in recent weeks.
Kamath’s body was discovered on Monday, February 5, at Crow’s Grove Nature Preserve at approximately 5:00 p.m. (local time). The Niches Land Trust, situated in Williamsport at 3300 North Warren County Road 50 West, includes the Crow’s Grove Nature Preserve.
On Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 6), Warren County Coroner Justin Brummett issued a news release announcing the death of the Indian-American student.
About the Indian descent
After graduating from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Kamath enrolled at Purdue in 2021.
His LinkedIn profile stated that he was scheduled to complete the PhD program in 2025.
The Warren County Coroner’s office said that an Indian descent,who was finishing his doctorate in mechanical engineering at Purdue University was discovered dead in a nature preserve
Cases of Indian descent being killed or attacked are increasing in the US
Neel Acharya, a fellow Purdue University student, was discovered deceased on campus a few hours after his mother had reported him missing.
On January 16, a homeless guy in Lithonia, Georgia, hammered to death Vivek Saini, a 25-year-old student from Haryana.The 53-year-old drug addict Julian Faulkner killed him by beating him at the Georgia convenience shop where Saini worked.
In January, Akul Dhawan, an additional Indian descent, was discovered deceased outside the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.The Champaign County Coroner stated that the autopsy’s preliminary results indicated he may have died from hypothermia.
The video of Indian descent Syed Mazahir Ali, who was beaten by thieves in Chicago, went viral on Wednesday, February 7. In it, he is seen frantically begging for assistance while heavily bleeding.
“Four people attacked me,” Ali can be heard saying in the footage, blood pouring from his mouth, nose, and forehead. I was walking home holding a meal packet. The four individuals kicked and punched me after I slipped close to my residence. Please, buddy, assist me. Please assist me.
Indians are paying attention to the horrific attack in the US on Syed Mazahir Ali, an Indian descent. Ali was ambushed by four armed thieves close to his Chicago home, resulting in critical injuries. Following the attack, a video of him bleeding went popular on social media.
This was the fourth instance of this kind to surface in the last few days. Last week, Shreyas Reddy Beniger, a 19-year-old student with an American passport, was discovered dead. Any foul play was ruled out by the authorities..
The latest killing follows an increase in attacks against Indian or students of Indian descent in the US.
The event has highlighted the precarious security conditions that Indian students in the US are subject to. There have been multiple reports of violent attacks against Indian students throughout the nation in recent times. Numerous students of Indian descent have passed away there inexplicably.
