Missing Indian youth, studying at Purdue varsity, confirmed dead

Neel Acharya an Indian youth studying at Purdue University was confirmed dead after being reported missing The Tippecanoe County Coroners Office located the body on the Purdue campus However the cause of his death is not yet knownThe computer science department at Purdue University has received confirmation of Neels tragic death PTI reportedAccording to the report in PTI Chris Clifton interim head of the universitys Computer Science Department in an email to the department wrote It is with great sadness that I inform you that one of our students Neel Acharya has passed away The leadership in the Department of Computer Science expresses our profound sorrow for his passing I am deeply saddened by his loss My condolences go out to his friends family and all affectedClifton further speaking about Neel said He aspired to pursue numerous academic achievements and shared profound connections with friends He was very proud of and cared deeply for his brothers at Triangle Fraternity Neel could be counted on to reach out to others and make them feel included He was an achiever and an includer with his most notable qualities being genuine kindness and unwavering compassionClifton according to the PTI report told a local newspaper that he had received an email from the Office of the Dean of Students confirming Neel Acharyas death He was quoted in the report as saying A deceased person was found that matched Neels description and had Neels ID on himWhen Neel Acharya went missing his mother asked for aid on social media and the Consulate General of India in Chicago promised her of their supportNeels mother Goury in a post on X formerly Twitter wrote Our son Neel Acharya has been missing since yesterday January 28 1230 AM EST He is studying at Purdue University in the US He was last seen by the Uber driver who dropped him off at Purdue University We are looking for any info on him Please help us if you know anythingThe Consulate is in touch with Purdue University authorities and also with Neels family The consulate will extend all possible support and help the Indian Consulate said in its responseThis tragedy comes after another distressing case in which an Indian student was fatally struck with a hammer in Georgia Indian student Vivek Saini who recently got his MBA degree had been sheltering a homeless drug addict near his residence in Lithonia City Georgia However when Saini asked the assailant to leave fearing for his security a heated argument ensued Saini was then struck by the accused 50 timesMeanwhile an Indian student at the University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign UIUC was found dead last week with signs of hypothermia His parents filed a report against the schools police department for negligence Akul Dhawan who had gone missing on Jan 20 was found dead almost 10 hours later on back porch of a building near the varsity campus