Indian Students Unsafe in US? 2 Killed Within a Week In Separate Incidents

New Delhi: In last two days, two Indian nationals have lost ir lives in United States of America (USA), both students. Neel Acharya, who h gone missing since January 28 was confirmed de after anor Indian student, Vivek Saini, was brutally murdered in US’ Georgia. 

consecutive incidents has raised questions on safety of Indian students residing in United States. 

Neel Acharya confirmed de 

Neel Acharya, an Indian national, was pursuing double majors at Purdue University in US state of Indiana. Neel went missing on January 28 after he was dropped by an Uber driver. Neel was pursuing a double major in computer science and data science and was a John Martinson Honors College student.

After Neel went missing, his family h put out posts on social media, seeking more information.  Goury Acharya, mor of deceased student, in a post on social media platform X, h appealed, "Our son Neel Acharya is missing since yesterday Jan 28 (12:30 AM EST) He is studying in Purdue University in US. He was last seen by Uber driver who dropped him off in Purdue university. We are looking for any info on him. Please help us if you know anything."

On Tuesday, January 30, Neel was confirmed de. News agency ANI citing Tippecanoe County Coroner's Office said officials received information at 11.30am on Sunday regarding a possible de body at 500 Allison Ro in West Lafayette. Upon arrival, a "college-aged male" was found de on Purdue's campus.

Indian brutally hammered to death in US 

Acharya’s demise comes after news of grisly murder of Vivek Saini, anor Indian student who h recently earned an MBA degree in US. Vivek was hammered to death by a homeless drug dict in Georgia state’s Lithonia city whom he h been helping for past couple of days. 

horrifying incident was caught on camera when assailant Julian Faulkner mercilessly struck Saini nearly 50 times on he with a hammer. Vivek Saini worked as a part-time clerk at a store that sheltered Faulkner. Showing kindness, Vivek h provided packets of chips, a coke, water, and jacket for warmth to Faulkner. 

His parents, Gurjeet Singh and Lalita Saini are devastated by tragic incident. Saini was a resident of Haryana and h moved to US after completing his bachelors from India.