New Delhi, Feb. 15 -- Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a student at the University of California, Berkeley, from Karnataka, who went missing in the US less than a week ago, has been found dead. His body was recovered by local authorities.

His backpack, containing his passport and laptop, was discovered on a doorstep in the Park Hills neighbourhood, according to a report by the news portal The Berkeley Scanner.

On Saturday, the Karnataka government contacted the Centre, seeking support from the Ministry of External Affairs. In a letter to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Chief Secretary Rajneesh requested that the ministry, through the Consulate General of India in San Francisco, provide all necessary assistance, including coordination with local la...