Indian Student In US Found Dead A Day After Mother Sought Help To Trace Him

Neel Acharya, an Indian student studying at Purdue University in the US was found dead on Sunday, hours after he was reported missing by his mother.

Neel Acharya

According to the Tippecanoe County Coroner's Office, officials were called around 11:30 am on Sunday to 500 Allison Road in West Lafayette for a possible dead body. Upon arrival, a "college-aged male" was found dead on Purdue's campus.

The student was identified as Neel Acharya, a double major in computer science and data science at the John Martinson Honors College of Purdue University.

On Sunday, Neel's mother Gaury Acharya, had appealed in a post on X, "Our son Neel Acharya is missing since yesterday Jan 28 (12:30 AM EST) He is studying in Purdue University in the US. He was last seen by the Uber driver who dropped him off in Purdue University. We are looking for any info on him. Please help us if you know anything."

The Consulate General of India in Chicago replied to her post, saying, "Consulate is in touch with Purdue University authorities and also with Neel's family. Consulate will extend all possible support and help."

According to Purdue Exponent, a multimedia agency independent of the university, the head of the Computer Science department Chris Clifton informed the faculty and students of Neel Acharya's death in an email on Monday.

Earlier this week, another Indian student was brutally killed with repeated blows from a hammer by a homeless man inside a store in Lithonia, Georgia, US.

A video of the incident went viral on social media, but the date of the incident can't be confirmed.

The man seen attacking Vivek Saini is reportedly a homeless person who used to frequent the store. A person familiar with the case told ANI that police authorities acted firmly on the visual evidence of the case, and arrests were made promptly.

Vivek Saini's body was sent back to his family in India on January 24.

Ajith wraps up Azerbaijan schedule for 'Vidaa Muyarchi'

Ajith Kumar has concluded the Azerbaijan filming schedule for his forthcoming film 'Vidaa Muyarchi'. The star's manager announced the completion of the Azerbaijan schedule on social media, adding that they will be moving to a new location soon.

Ajith wraps Azerbaijan shoot.

Ajith Kumar has wrapped up filming in Azerbaijan for his upcoming film 'Vidaa Muyarchi'. The actor's manager shared the news of the successful completion of the Azerbaijan schedule on social media.

Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha and others have been in Azerbaijan for the past few months filming critical scenes. The film, directed by Magizha Thirumeni and produced by Lyca Productions, is rumoured to be an action thriller.

Written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni, 'Vidaa Muyarchi' is tipped to be an action thriller featuring Ajith Kumar in the lead. Arjun Sarja, Trisha, Regina Cassandra and Arav are part of the supporting cast.

Produced by Subaskaran Allirajah under Lyca Productions, 'Vidaa Muyarchi' will stream on Netflix after its theatrical run. Composer Anirudh Ravichander, cinematographer Nirav Shah and editor NB Srikanth form the technical crew of the film.

Viral Video Of Rinku Singh's Father Delivering LPG Cylinders Breaks The Internet

Since making his India debut last year, Rinku Singh has taken international cricket by storm. After enjoying a breakthrough season with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rinku was rewarded with a India call-up last year. Across 15 games and 11 innings in T20Is for India, Rinku has scored 356 runs at an average of 89.00 and a strike rate of over 176 with two half-centuries. Rinku has become the talk of town once again after a viral video captured his father, Khanchand Singh, delivering LPG cylinders in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Rinku Singh's father delivers LPG.

In the video, Khanchand can be seen loading LPG cylinders in a small truck.

This comes after Rinku revealed that his father refused to give up his job, despite his success in cricket.

“I told my father to relax now as we have enough for him not to haul cylinders, but he still does it and loves his job,” he was quoted by Free Press Journal as saying.

The cricketer added, “If someone has worked all his life, it is difficult to tell him to stop unless he wants it.”

Rinku, who was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, has been retained by KKR for Rs 55 lakh ahead of IPL 2024. He was first acquired by KKR in 2018 for INR 80 lakh. Even though the first season didn’t turn out to be great, his potential was considered and he was retained for IPL 2019 as well.

Recently, former South Africa captain AB de Villiers hailed Rinku, saying that the batter is a match-winner and his consistency is needed to win the games.

Talking about Rinku on his Youtube Channel, AB said, “Rinku is a fantastic player, a match-winner, and it is good to see him become consistent as well. You need to be a consistent player who is always trying to win games for your team.”