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UC Berkeley student from Karnataka reported missing
Authorities have classified the 22-year-old Indian student as an at-risk missing person.
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Rwittika Chakraborty
- Sat, 14, Feb 2026
- 01:33 EST
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Saketh Sreenivasaiah / Linkedin/@Saketh Sreenivasaiah
Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a student at the University of California, Berkeley, from Karnataka, has been missing since Feb. 9, according to the Berkeley Police Department, who are seeking the public's assistance in locating him.
Authorities have classified the 22-year-old Indian student as an at-risk missing person.
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The Consulate General of India in San Francisco has expressed concern over the case and made a post on X, which read,
“Consulate General of India in San Francisco is deeply concerned about the disappearance of Saketh Sreenivasaiah, an Indian post-graduate student of UC Berkeley, hailing from the State of Karnataka. The Consulate is in touch with the family and also is in contact with the concerned local authorities to locate the student.”
Consulate General of India in San Francisco is deeply concerned about the disappearance of Saketh Sreenivasaiah, an Indian post-graduate student of UC Berkeley, hailing from the State of Karnataka. The Consulate is in touch with the family and also is in contact with the…
— India in San Francisco (@CGISFO) February 14, 2026
Sreenivasaiah was last seen in the 1700 block of Dwight Way, as per authorities.
He has described as an Indian man of 6 feet 1 inch in height, weighing about 160 pounds. He has short black hair and brown eyes.
Sreenivasaiah's roommate, Baneet Singh, also took to LinkedIn, seeking help to locate him, and wrote,
"Hey all, my roommate, Saketh Sreenivasaiah, has been missing since Monday the 9th, last seen near Lake Anza in the Berkeley hills. If anyone of my connects knows people in the area who has seen him recently, please reach out to me with any information. I'm working with the police dept desperately to make sure we find him. It's a hard time for us right now. Please provide any information that could help."
Sreenivasaiah is pursuing his Master of Science from the University of California, Berkeley, in the Product Development Programme. He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, where he finished his Bachelor of Technology in chemical engineering.
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