A 22-year-old Indian postgraduate student who went missing in the United States earlier this week has been found dead, the Indian Consulate in San Francisco confirmed on Saturday (local time). Saketh Sreenivasaiah, from Karnataka, was enrolled in the Master of Science programme at University of California, Berkeley. He had been reported missing since Monday. According to The Berkeley Scanner, Sreenivasaiah’s backpack, containing his passport and laptop, was found on a doorstep in the Park Hills neighbourhood. Local police had earlier appealed to residents for any information that could help trace him.

Source: The Telegraph February 15, 2026 03:54 UTC