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NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said the deaths of Indian students in the United States are “multicausal” and investigations in the recent two cases are underway, with Indian authorities taking up the issue with concerned authorities in the US to seek justice.
Addressing a weekly press briefing the MEA spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, highlighted the unfortunate incidents involving Indian-origin students in the US.
Jaiswal said, “There have been some very unfortunate incidents resulting in the deaths of Indian students in the US. Two of them passed away, while the deaths of both national students are under investigation. We have reached out to the consulates and they have extended all possible help. Hopefully, we will come to know more about the reasons.”
The MEA spokesperson said that some 10 Indian students have passed away sincethe month of January.
“Since January, there have been some 10 Indian students who have passed away. In two of the cases one was of homicide which was registered against a person who was a vagrant, that was most unfortunate of Vivek Saini and thereafter, there was a case in which a person was shot at”, Jaiswal said.
“These two cases are being investigated from the point of law and order. We are pushing very hard. Our consulates and our mission in the US have strengthened the student outreach, so that they can convey how they should take care of themselves and…what all the help consulates and embassy can provide,” he added.
Moreover, Jaiswal said that, “Several deaths have happened, not because of one reason, they are multicausal in nature.”
He further said that there are also some community issues apart from law and order concerns.”There are several other issues beyond justice and law and order matters that also need to be looked into…there are also some community issues, there are cases of which have happened on account of suicide and other mental illness related issues,” he said.
“That’s why we want to reach out to the student community and provide them comfort,” he said, adding that they also have a large Indian student community in the US.
This comes in the wake of the tragic discovery of Mohammed Abdul Arfath, a Hyderabad native who had gone missing in March and was later found dead in the US state of Ohio, the Consulate General of India in New York confirmed.
Addressing a weekly press briefing the MEA spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, highlighted the unfortunate incidents involving Indian-origin students in the US.
Jaiswal said, “There have been some very unfortunate incidents resulting in the deaths of Indian students in the US. Two of them passed away, while the deaths of both national students are under investigation. We have reached out to the consulates and they have extended all possible help. Hopefully, we will come to know more about the reasons.”
The MEA spokesperson said that some 10 Indian students have passed away sincethe month of January.
“Since January, there have been some 10 Indian students who have passed away. In two of the cases one was of homicide which was registered against a person who was a vagrant, that was most unfortunate of Vivek Saini and thereafter, there was a case in which a person was shot at”, Jaiswal said.
“These two cases are being investigated from the point of law and order. We are pushing very hard. Our consulates and our mission in the US have strengthened the student outreach, so that they can convey how they should take care of themselves and…what all the help consulates and embassy can provide,” he added.
Moreover, Jaiswal said that, “Several deaths have happened, not because of one reason, they are multicausal in nature.”
He further said that there are also some community issues apart from law and order concerns.”There are several other issues beyond justice and law and order matters that also need to be looked into…there are also some community issues, there are cases of which have happened on account of suicide and other mental illness related issues,” he said.
“That’s why we want to reach out to the student community and provide them comfort,” he said, adding that they also have a large Indian student community in the US.
This comes in the wake of the tragic discovery of Mohammed Abdul Arfath, a Hyderabad native who had gone missing in March and was later found dead in the US state of Ohio, the Consulate General of India in New York confirmed.
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