A 22-year-old Indian student at the University of California, Berkeley, has been reported missing since February 9.
The Berkeley Police Department is now seeking public assistance in locating Saketh Sreenivasaiah, who has been classified as an at-risk individual as search enters the fifth day.
Sreenivasaiah was last seen in the 1700 block of Dwight Way on Tuesday, according to police. A search is currently underway near Lake Anza.
The student’s backpack with his passport and laptop was found on a doorstep in the Park Hills neighbourhood next to Tilden Regional Park, the Berkeley Scanner reported.
“We are working with EBRPD (East Bay Regional Park District) to coordinate ongoing search efforts,” Berkeley Police Department said. “We are still asking for the community’s help in locating him.”
Police described him as being 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing about 160 pounds (73 kg), SFGate reported.
The Indian embassy in San Francisco posted on X saying, “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 is also in contact with the concerned local authorities to locate the student.”
Sreenivasaiah has been pursuing his master’s degree at the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering department at UC Berkeley, according to his LinkedIn page.
He has an undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in India, where he completed his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering in 2025. He is a native of Karnataka.
Baneet Singh, Sreenivasaiah’s roomate turned to LinkedIn to appeal to the public. “Hey all, my roommate, Saketh Sreenivasaiah, has been missing since Monday, the 9th, last seen near Lake Anza in the Berkeley hills. If any of my contacts know people in the area who have 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,” he wrote.
Indian student reported missing in California; Berkeley police, roommate seek help as search enters fifth day
