Local authorities were alerted, and a search operation was launched to recover his body. The Toronto police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Daniel Auderer, 49, was heard laughing and said Kandula had "limited value" after she was hit by a speeding police vehicle in January last year. The bodycam footage and Auderer's remarks triggered an uproar, with the Indian envoy urging US authorities to take strong action.
The student, identified as Sai Surya Avinash Gadde, drowned at Barbervilley Falls in New York's Albany on July 7, the Indian mission informed. The incident came in the wake of a spike in the deaths of Indian or Indian-origin students in the United States.
The student was identified as Shri Belem Atchyuth, hailing from Andhra Pradesh and studying at the State University of New York. The Indian Consulate General in the city said that it was in touch with the student's kin to bring his remains back to India.
Victim Navjeet's uncle said his nephew had moved to Australia on a study visa one-and-a-half years ago and his father, a farmer, had sold one-and-half acres of their land to fund his education.
Nivesh Mukka, 19, and Goutham Parsi, 19, were studying at the Arizona State University and the car they were travelling in crashed with another vehicle on Castle Hot Springs Road. This marks another grim addition to a series of deaths of Indian nationals or Indian-origin citizens in the US.
The 20-year-old Dasari Chandu went to Kyrgyzstan a year ago to pursue a medical degree. He went to visit the waterfall with other students but unfortunately got trapped in the ice, leading to his death.
The student, who was found dead in an abandoned car on March 8, was a first-year student at the University of Massachusetts. His death was reported as a murder last month, but police said the case is being investigated as an "apparent suicide".
The four friends went hiking at the Linn of Tummel tourist spot and were clicking pictures when the Indian students fell into the water. Jitendranath 'Jitu' Karuturi, 26 and Chanhakya Bolisetti, 22, were students at the Dundee University.
According to the statement released by the police, the deceased student was identified as 24-year-old Chirag Antil. He was found dead inside a vehicle in the area after neighbours reported hearing gunshots on April 12, Friday.
It is worth mentioning attacks on Indians, especially on students, have soared tremendously in recent months. As of April 9, a total of 11 students, who went to pursue higher studies, were either killed or died mysteriously.
Abdul was pursuing a master's degree from an IT university in Ohio. Last month, the family said they had received a call from unidentified men who demanded a ransom of $1,200 which is roughly one lakh in Indian currency.
Since the beginning of 2024, there have been at least half a dozen deaths of Indian and Indian-origin students in the US. The alarming rise in the number of attacks has caused concern among the community.
Garcetti acknowledged the "unfortunate" deaths of Indian students and emphasised that the President Joe Biden-led government would make sure to make the country a wonderful place to study while keeping the safety agenda on top priority.
According to Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa and former NITI Aayog CEO, 33-year-old Cheistha Kochhar, who had earlier worked with the public policy think-thank NITI Aayog, was pursuing her PhD at the London School of Economics.
Paruchuru, an engineering student at Boston University, was found dead in an abandoned car in a Boston forest on March 11. His final rites have already been performed in his hometown in Andhra Pradesh after a US-based non-profit organisation helped in the repatriation of his body.
As of now, the motive for Abhijit's murder is not clear but local media reports claimed the Indian student was killed due to some monetary issue with his fellow students at the university. His laptop was also reportedly stolen.
Kandula was killed in January last year after she was struck by a police vehicle driven by Seattle cop Kevin Dave, who was responding to a drug overdose call. Kandula's death came under higher scrutiny after officer Daniel Auderer was heard making insensitive remarks after her death.
According to a letter addressed to the EAM Dr S Jaishankar, the student had been studying in Canada since 2022. He had been suffering from fever from the last week but the family received a call from one of his friends that Shaik had died of cardiac arrest on Monday.
John Kirby dubbed the violence against Indians "unacceptable" in America and assured the students and parents that the President Joe Biden-led administration has been working "very hard" to thwart any untoward incident.
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