Ghanaian student dies under suspicious circumstances at Indian university
A Ghanaian student at Andhra University in India has died under suspicious circumstances, prompting concerns from both university officials and the Ghanaian diplomatic mission.The deceased, identified as 29-year-old Ivan Obeng Lartey, was a first-year Business Management student and one of 30 Ghanaian nationals currently enrolled at the university. He was residing in Room 401 of the YMCA hostel located on Beach Road. According to officials, Lartey was rushed to a corporate hospital in the early hours of Wednesday, 30 April 2025, by fellow students who reported that he had been suffering from a high fever and vomiting. He was later transferred to the King George Hospital (KGH), where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.AU Chief Warden, N.M. Yugandhar, expressed concern over the sequence of events, stating that the university authorities were not alerted in time to intervene. “None of our […]