22-year-old Indian student from Karnataka goes missing in US
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Saketh Sreenivasaiah, 22, from Karnataka is pursuing a master's in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His roommate posted on LinkedIn, asking for help to locate Sreenivasaiah.
A 22-year-old Indian student, Saketh Sreenivasaiah, at the University of California, Berkeley, has been missing since February 9. He was last seen near Lake Anza in the Berkeley hills. The consulate general of India in San Francisco tweeted on Saturday, saying it is in touch with Sreenivasaiah's family and also the local authorities concerned to find him.
"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," the Indian embassy in San Francisco tweeted.
Sreenivasaiah's roommate, Baneet Singh, posted on LinkedIn, seeking help to locate the 22-year-old.
"Hey all, my roommate, Saketh Sreenivasaiah, has been missing since Monday the 9th, last seen near Lake Anza in the Berkeley hills. If anyone of my connects knows people in the area who has seen him recently, please reach out to me with any information. I'm working with the police dept desperately to make sure we find him. It's a hard time for us right now. Please provide any information that could help," he wrote on the platform.
Sreenivasaiah is from Karnataka. According to his LinkedIn profile, he graduated with a BTech degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT-Madras in 2025. He is currently pursuing a master's degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from UC Berkeley.
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