Indian student found dead in US: Bring back body safely, appeals father

Mohammed Abdul Arfath was missing in the USA since March 7, 2024. The Consulate General of India, New York confirmed on April 9, that the student is dead. Now, the deceased student's father has appealed to the government to at least bring his body safely to India.

25-year-old Indian student Mohammed Abdul Arfath, who went missing, was found dead in Cleveland, US. His father has appealed to the government to bring the body safely to India.

While talking to the media, Mohd Saleem said, "My son was missing since March 7. We filed a complaint, went to the police station, and told the media and everybody. From March 7 to date we did not receive any information. This morning I received the information that my child's body was found in the water...For a month I was yearning to save my child and help him. I appeal to the centre & state government to at least bring back my child's body safely," as reported by the Economic Times.

Mohammed Abdul Arfath had been missing for nearly three weeks, and the consulate had earlier said that it was in touch with Abdul's family and was working with local law enforcement agencies to locate him.

Shocking details of Indian students' deaths in US

This was the 11th such death this year as before this 10 more young Indian students met with tragic deaths in the US. The probe is going on in these cases and most of these are mysterious in nature. The details of the deaths are unexplainable and tragic as one of the students named Akul Dhawan died in January after freezing to death near a club that refused his entry during a night out with friends. Vivek Saini, a 25-year-old Indian student in the US was murdered by a a 53-year-old drug addict. Akul Dhawan was found dead outside the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) recently. His autopsy suggested death due to hypothermia.

The causes of death ranged from murder to suicide to other unexplained reasons. The Indian students in America are reportedly scared to travel alone.

Kajari Saha, 28, from the University of California, Santa Barbara, told HT that she felt a “sense of alienation" after learning about the incidents. “You always have to be situationally aware and surround yourself with people who feel safe to you. I live in California, a very liberal state compared to others. However, there is a bit of racial profiling, no matter where you go."

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• One more Indian student dies in US; 11th so far
• A glance at timeline of tragic events leading to deaths of 11 Indian students in US