22-year-old Indian origin student Saketh Sreenivasaiah found dead in US, was missing for 4 days

Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a 22-year-old Indian pupil successful the US, was recovered dead, the Consulate General of India, San Francisco said connected Sunday. Saketh had been reported missing successful Berkeley since the greeting of February 12. In a station connected X, the consulate said section constabulary had confirmed the betterment of Saketh’s body. It added that consular officers are successful nonstop interaction with the household and volition enactment them with each required formalities and services. “The Consulate profoundly regrets to pass that section constabulary person confirmed the betterment of the assemblage of the missing Indian student, Saketh Sreenivasaiah. We widen our heartfelt condolences to his household and loved ones during this profoundly hard time,” the consulate said.

“The Consulate stands acceptable to supply each indispensable assistance to the family, including coordination with section authorities and arrangements for the repatriation of the mortal remains to India astatine the earliest. Our consular officers are successful nonstop interaction with the household and volition enactment them with each required formalities and services,” it added. Sreenivasaiah was pursuing a Master’s grade successful the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering section astatine the University of California, Berkeley.

According to his LinkedIn profile, helium was enrolled successful the MS PDP ’26 programme astatine UC Berkeley and had completed a BTech successful Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras successful 2025. “I’m a Master’s pupil successful the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering section astatine UC Berkeley, with an undergraduate grade from IIT Madras. I’m passionate astir deep-tech innovations successful brushed and progressive materials, semiconductors, and precocious materials,” Saketh wrote connected his LinkedIn profile. According to reports, constabulary said Sreenivasaiah was past seen adjacent Lake Anza, successful the 1700 artifact of Dwight Way, connected Tuesday. He was described arsenic being 6 feet 1 inch gangly and weighing astir 160 pounds. Police person not disclosed further details astir the circumstances surrounding his disappearance but said helium was considered astatine risk.