New York, Feb. 23 -- A teenage Indian-origin student at Illinois University froze to death near a club that denied him entry. Akul Dhawan, 18, was on a night out with his friends, according to a report by the Champaign County Coroner's Office in Illinois, a month after the incident. The Indian-American student died of hypothermia following 'acute alcohol intoxication and prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures, which significantly contributed to his death.'

Akul's parents had filed a complaint with the University of Illinois Police and questioned the police about the protocol they followed during the search. Akul's parents alleged that cops carried out no search near the Busey-Evans Residence Hall and University police failed to foll...