The US is a favoured vacation spot for Indian college students.
New Delhi:
An Indian-American scholar who went lacking within the US earlier this week has been discovered, the police stated at present.
17-year-old Ishika Thakore had gone lacking in Frisco since Monday.
The Frisco police had late final night posted on X in search of the assistance of the general public to hint Ishika Thakore. “Frisco PD is in search of help in finding 17-year-old Ishika Thakore, final seen Monday, April 8 at 11:30 pm within the 11900-block of Brownwood Dr. in Frisco. She is approx 5’4″ and 175 lbs, final seen sporting a black, long-sleeve t-shirt and crimson/inexperienced pajama pants,” the publish stated.
Responding to the identical publish, the police at present stated {the teenager} has been positioned. “The 17-year-old who was the topic of our Important Lacking Alert from earlier at present has been positioned. We might wish to thank everybody for the gives of help and phrases of assist,” the publish additional stated.
CRITICAL MISSING-Frisco PD is in search of help in finding 17-year-old Ishika Thakore, final seen Monday, Apr 8 at 11:30p within the 11900-block of Brownwood Dr. in Frisco. She is approx 5’4” and 175 lbs, final seen sporting a black, long-sleeve t-shirt and crimson/inexperienced pajama pants. pic.twitter.com/L7fDV7HuEH
— Frisco Police (@FriscoPD) April 9, 2024
A number of Indian and Indian-origin college students have died within the US this yr.
A 25-year-old scholar from Hyderabad, who moved to the US in 2023 for a Grasp’s at Cleveland State College, was discovered useless earlier this week. This incident marks yet one more episode in a regarding development of deaths involving Indian-origin college students in the US.
Mohammed Abdul Arfath had been lacking for almost three weeks, and the consulate had earlier stated that it was in contact with Abdul’s household.
For the reason that starting of 2024, there have been at the least 11 deaths involving Indian or Indian-origin college students within the US.
The US is a favoured vacation spot for Indian college students trying to pursue increased schooling. Based on the US, over 2.6 lakh Indian college students migrated to the nation within the 2022-2023 session. This was a 35 per cent leap from the earlier session.