Another Indian student goes missing in US' Chicago since May 2

A 26-year-old Indian master’s student has been reported missing in Chicago since May 2, India’ Consulate in the US city said on Thursday.

The incident is the latest case in the country as string of such incidents involving Indian students have been recently reported.

Rupesh Chandra Chintakindi, hailing from Telangana has been missing from the 4300 block of N. Sheridan Rd, the Chicago Police said in a statement.

Rupesh, studying for a master's degree at Concordia University, Wisconsin, has not been in contact since May 2, according to the Consulate of India in Chicago.

The Consulate said it was in touch with the police and Indian diaspora to locate/reestablish contact with Rupesh.

“The Consulate is deeply concerned learning that Indian student Rupesh Chandra Chintakindi has been incommunicado since 2nd May. The consulate is in touch with the police and the Indian diaspora hoping to locate/reestablish contact with Rupesh. @IndianEmbassyUS @MEAIndia," the Consulate posted on X.

In a letter to Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, Rupesh’s father Sadanandam appealed for assistance in locating his missing son. On May 6, the Chicago police in a statement asked people to provide information to the police if they locate Rupesh.

Earlier in April, a 25-year-old Indian student who had been missing since March was found dead in Cleveland, USA. Mohammad Abdul Arfath, from Nacharam, Hyderabad, arrived in the US in May last year to pursue a master's degree in IT from Cleveland University.

Similarly, in March, Amarnath Ghosh, a 34-year-old classical dancer from India, was shot and killed in St. Louis, Missouri.

Sameer Kamath, a 23-year-old Indian-American student at Purdue University, was found dead in an Indiana nature reserve on February 5. On February 2, Vivek Taneja, a 41-year-old Indian-origin IT executive, suffered life-threatening injuries during an attack outside a Washington restaurant.