Akul Dhawan is a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
New Delhi:
Indian-origin student Akul Dhawan froze to death near a club in the United States that refused him entry.
The Champaign County Coroner’s Office in Illinois said this week that Mr. Dhawan, who was found dead last month, died of “acute alcohol intoxication and prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures, which largely contributed to his death.”
According to reports, on January 20, Mr. Dhawan went to a club near the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana to drink with his friends. However, club staff refused him entry.
He then disappeared, repeated calls went unanswered, and his friends contacted campus police.
The next morning, a university employee notified authorities of “a man on the back porch of the building.” Police said he was “dead when found.”
Police said information gathered so far supports the initial belief that Mr Dhawan’s death was accidental and that no “murder” occurred.
Who is Akul Dhawan?
Akul Dhawan is a freshman at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He studied robotics in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Akul Dhawan, who turned 18 last September, received his high school diploma from Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California.
He also studied computer science at the College of San Mateo.
According to reports, this is his first week back at the university after winter break.
