AnIndian studentnamed Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a post-graduate at UC Berkeley, has gone missing. According to the Consulate General of India in San Francisco, they are in touch with both the authorities and the boy's parents, and are helping locate the boy. The 22-year-old graduated from IIT Madras in 2025 and hailed from the state ofKarnataka. He has been missing since February 10.

In a post on X, the Consulate General wrote, "Consulate General of India in San Francisco is deeply concerned about the disappearance of Saketh Sreenivasaiah, an Indian post-graduate student of UC Berkeley, hailing from the State of Karnataka. The Consulate is in touch with the family and also is in contact with the concerned local authorities to locate the student."

Sreenivasaiah is pursuing a Master’s degree in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department at the University of California, Berkeley. According to his LinkedIn profile, he is enrolled in the MS PDP’26 programme at UC Berkeley and completed a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras in 2025.

Authorities say he was last seen around a kilometre away from the campus. Later, a backpack containing Sreenivasaiah's passport and laptop was found near a residence close to Tilden Regional Park. Police have described him as an Indian man who stands 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 160 pounds and has short black hair and brown eyes.

This, however, is not the first such incident.

In a question raised by MP Asaduddin Owaisi in the Lok Sabha about student safety abroad, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) highlighted its efforts towards keeping Indian students safe.

In its answer to the question by the MP, the MEA wrote, "The Government accords high priority to safety and security of Indian students abroad and monitors incidents of violence against them. Violent and untoward incidents against them are immediately taken up by the Indian Missions/Posts abroad with the concerned authorities of the host country to ensure that they are properly investigated and the perpetrators are punished."

It also asserted that Indian Missions/Posts take steps to maintain regular contact with Indian students enrolled in foreign universities in their jurisdictions and conduct pre-orientation sessions with them upon their arrival in foreign lands to brief them on potential challenges, risks, and precautions to be taken while studying overseas. Advisories are also issued from time to time.

"With the view to ensuring effective communication and timely support, Indian students are encouraged to connect with the local Indian Missions/Posts through various means, including the MADAD Portal of this Ministry, WhatsApp Groups created specifically for Indian students, Consular Camps, Open Houses, emergency hotlines etc.," the statement read further.

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