Belem Atchyuth, Indian student from Andhra Pradesh, dies in bicycle accident in New York

The Indian Consulate General in New York announced that an Indian student died in a bicycle accident in the United States on Wednesday evening.

The deceased, identified as Belem Atchyuth, was a student of the State University of New York (SUNY) and hailed from Andhra Pradesh.

The Indian Consulate General expressed its condolences to the family of the deceased student in a social media post on X (formerly Twitter), stating: “We are saddened to hear of the untimely demise of Shri Belem Atchyuth, a student of SUNY, who met with a bicycle accident and passed away last night. Our deepest condolences to the family. @IndiainNewYork is in touch with the bereaved family and local authorities (SIC).”

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The post added that the Indian Consulate General in New York was in contact with his family members and had requested local authorities to “provide all possible assistance, including sending the remains to India.”

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This incident comes in the wake of the recent spike in deaths among Indian students in the US. Last month, an Indian student named Mohammed Abdul Arfath, a native of Hyderabad, was reportedly found dead in Ohio. He had come to the US last year to pursue a master’s degree in IT at Cleveland University.

The Indian Consulate General in New York said he had been missing since March this year and assured that a thorough investigation into Arfath’s death was underway.

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Indian students in the UK

Meanwhile, Indian students appear to be turning away from higher education in the UK, as the number of registered applicants for master’s courses has fallen by 16 per cent. Official statistics released in London on May 23 suggest over 21,000 fewer applications.

Data from the UK Home Office, based on figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), states: “In the year to March 2024, there were 116,455 sponsored study visas for main applicants of Indian nationality (26 percent of the total), 21,717 fewer than the previous year.”

(With inputs from ANI)