Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:18am on 15 Feb 2026,Sunday India Global
An Indian student who went missing in California has been found dead after six days, officials confirmed. Saketh Sreenivasaiah, 22, a master’s student at the University of California, Berkeley, had been missing since February 9. The Indian Consulate in San Francisco said local police recovered his body and informed the mission. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family,” the Consulate said, adding it will help with formalities and repatriation of the mortal remains. He was last seen near Lake Anza in the Berkeley hills. His backpack with his passport and laptop was earlier found nearby. He was from Karnataka and a 2025 IIT Madras graduate. (PC: India Today)
