Two students from AP and Telangana found dead under suspicious circumstances in US

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Mutual friends

“Dinesh’s friends who live in a nearby room called us on Saturday night and informed us about his death and his roommate’s. We have no clue as to how he died,” Dinesh’s family members said.

According to a family member, Dinesh went to Hartford, Connecticut, in the US for higher studies on 28 December, 2023, while Nikesh reached a few days later.

Incidentally, they had some common friends and became roommates after going to the US.

A member of Dinesh’s family noted that they have sought the help of Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy and Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to bring back Dinesh’s mortal remains.

Wanaparthy MLA T Megha Reddy has also chipped in to help bring back Dinesh’s body. He called on the family members of the deceased student and comforted them.

Further, a member of Dinesh’s family said they had no contact with Nikesh’s family members as the two went to the US only recently.

Similarly, even the Srikakulam district administration does not have any information on Nikesh yet.

Srikakulam Police Special Branch DSP K Balaraju noted that even the district collectorate did not receive information on Nikesh or his family members.

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T’gana govt to help

Expressing grief over the death of the student, Wanaparthy MLA Megha Reddy met the deceased student’s family members in Wanaparthy town and conveyed his condolences.

The MLA spoke to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy with regard to bringing the student’s dead body to India from the United States.

The chief minister responded positively and stated that arrangements would be made to bring back the body to his native place.

The student from Wanarpathy had gone to the US on 28 December for higher studies, the MLA was informed.

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