24-year-old Indian native Arpana Jinaga was found dead in her apartment in Seattle, where she was studying for her Master of Science degree and working as a software engineer. According to the Indian media, Jinaga was murdered, and the police are investigating the motive and the circumstances of the crime. Jinaga is the sixth student to come from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to be murdered in the United States in less than two years.Times Of India: Indian student from Andhra Pradesh killed in US (November 4, 2008)

Five Indian students, all from the eastern state of Andhra Pradesh, were murdered during a period of less than two years in the United States. The victims are: Ph.D. students Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma and Kiran Kumar Allam, murdered in Louisiana, the cousins T Soumya Reddy and Vikram Reddy, murdered in Chicago, and A Srinivas, murdered in Pennsylvania. The Indian press has raised questions as to why all the victims of these murders happened to come from the same Indian state.Express India: Indian student killed in US, 5th such crime in 1 year (November 4, 2008)