Indian-origin student who died in US last month froze to death after being denied entry by club: Report world News

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New Delhi: Akul Dhawan, an Indian-origin student at the University of Illinois, died last month after he was left out in the cold near a club during a night out with friends, news agency ANI reported, quoting police officials. Who had refused him entry. The parents of an 18-year-old Indian-American student have filed a complaint with the University of Illinois Police asking them about the protocol adopted by them during their search and search.

Akul Dhawan’s parents suspect that police did not conduct a search near Busse-Evans Residence Hall and did not follow their missing persons search protocol. He accused the University of Illinois Police of negligence.

In an open letter published in The News Gazette, Akul Dhawan’s parents said, “As parents, we want answers. We have filed an official complaint with the UI police. We have the following questions from university officials and police: Police say they searched the area of ​​Busse-Evans Residence Hall at 2:09 p.m.

On January 31, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said in a press release that University of Illinois Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the January 20 death of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign student Akul Dhawan. It said the information collected so far supports the initial belief that the death was accidental, and no foul play occurred.

It said Dhawan was found dead at about 11:08 a.m. (local time) on January 20 in the 1200 block of West Nevada Street, Urbana. According to the press release, a friend who had lost contact with Dhawan called the police at 1:23 am (local time).

According to the statement, investigators have shared a timeline of the police response to that call. In 2024, seven young men of Indian and Indian American origin died under various circumstances, ranging from suspected suicide and overdose to violent acts. Last week White House official John Kirby condemned the attacks on Indian students and said there is “no excuse for violence based on race, gender or any other factor”.

The President and this Administration are working very hard to make sure that we are doing everything possible to work with state and local officials to try to thwart and disrupt these types of attacks and those who Can also consider them, make it clear to them. Amid attacks on Indian and Indian American students in different parts of the United States, Kirby said they will be held appropriately accountable.

Also, US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti said the Biden-led administration is “very committed” to reassuring Indians that the US is a “wonderful and safe” place for higher studies. The Indian government and missions in the US offered assistance and counseling to the distressed students and their relatives.