Neel Acharya, an Indian student studying at Purdue University in the state of Indiana, has died, officials said on Tuesday.

Acharya, who is doing a Masters in Computer Science and Data Science at John Martinson Honors College, has been missing since Sunday. However, the police confirmed that Acharya, who had disappeared from the campus, was dead. The body was found at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday near the Maurice J. Zuccaro Laboratories on the campus, he said. He was identified on the basis of the ID found with the dead body.

Chris Clifton, head of Purdue University's computer science department, also confirmed Neil Acharya's death.

The day after Mother's appeal..

Neil's mother Gauri Acharya appealed through Instagram on Sunday to find out the whereabouts of her son. They said that their son has been missing since January 28 and he is studying at Purdue University in the US. If you know any information about your son, please let me know. The Consulate General of India in Chicago was alerted to this order. They announced on Twitter that they are in talks with Purdue University officials. Police said that Neal's body was later identified.