Hyderabad girl missing in the US, has been found safe

Police in California said on Tuesday that a 23-year-old Indian student who went missing last week has been located and is "safe".

Nitheesha Kandula, a California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) student, went missing on May 28 in Los Angeles.

John Guttierez, Chief of Police, CSUSC, said in a post on X that she was located and was safe.

“#MissingCSUSBUpdate: The missing student identified in this bulletin who was reported missing on May 28, 2024, in Los Angeles, has been located and is safe!” Guttierez said, without giving any more information on her whereabouts.

People with information about Nitheesha's whereabouts were urged to contact police to assist in finding her. She is believed to be from Hyderabad.

According to the police's written statement, she was 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed 160 pounds (72.5 kgs), and had black hair and black eyes.

Recently, the Indian community in the US has grappled with a string of such incidents involving students.

In Chicago, 26-year-old Rupesh Chandra Chintakind, an Indian student, was reported missing last month.

Cleveland police found the body of a 25-year-old Indian student who had been missing since March earlier this month. Mohammad Abdul Arfath arrived in the US in May last year to pursue a Master's in Information Technology at Cleveland University.