Mohammad Abdul Arfath, an Indian student from Hyderabad who vanished last month, was discovered dead in the United States
Delhi, New York: The Indian embassy in New York said on Tuesday that Mohammad Abdul Arfath, a 25-year-old Hyderabadi student who vanished a month ago, had been discovered dead in the United States.
After moving to the US in 2023 to pursue a master’s degree at Cleveland State University, Mohammed Abdul Arfath vanished for about three weeks. The embassy had previously said that it was in communication with Abdul’s family and was assisting local law enforcement in their efforts to find him. He was discovered deceased, the embassy reported this morning.
“I was devastated to hear that Mr. Mohammed Abdul Arfath, for whom a search was conducted, had been discovered deceased in Cleveland, Ohio. We offer our sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Mohammed Arfath,” the Indian Embassy in New York tweeted.
In order to guarantee a comprehensive inquiry into Mr. Mohammed Abdul Arfath’s death, @IndiainNewYork is in contact with local authorities. It said, “We are offering the bereaved family whatever support we can in order to transfer his lifeless remains to India.
Interestingly, since most of the incidents this year have involved students, this is the twelfth Indian death in the US. Indians living in the US and their relatives back home are surprised and alarmed by the spate of deaths involving Indian students.
According to US data, during the 2022–2023 academic year, more than 2.6 lakh Indian students moved to the US. This represented a 35% increase over the prior meeting.
