PTC News Desk: A 22-year-old Indian student, Saketh Sreenivasaiah, who is studying at the University of California, Berkeley, has been missing since February 9. He was last spotted near Lake Anza in the Berkeley hills.

On Saturday, the Indian Embassy in San Francisco posted on X that the Consulate General is in contact with Sreenivasaiah’s family and is also coordinating with local authorities to help locate him.

In its statement, the Consulate said it is deeply concerned about the disappearance of Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a postgraduate student at UC Berkeley from Karnataka. It added that officials are actively working with his family and the relevant authorities to trace him.

Sreenivasaiah’s roommate, Baneet Singh, has also shared a post on LinkedIn seeking assistance in finding the 22-year-old. Originally from Karnataka, Sreenivasaiah completed his BTech in Chemical Engineering from IIT-Madras in 2025 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley.

"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," he wrote on the platform.