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Indian Student's Sudden Death Leaves Family Heartbroken
10 Nov, 2025
Summary
- 23-year-old Indian student found dead in Texas apartment
- Rajyalakshmi Yarlagadda had severe cough and chest pain before passing
- Family launches fundraiser to cover funeral and other expenses
On November 7, 2025, a 23-year-old Indian student named Rajyalakshmi (Raji) Yarlagadda was tragically found dead in her apartment in Texas, United States. Yarlagadda, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, India, had recently graduated from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and was actively seeking employment in the US.
According to her cousin Chaitanya YVK, Yarlagadda had been experiencing a severe cough and chest pain for the past two to three days before her untimely passing. Tragically, on the morning of November 7th, she did not wake up as her alarm rang, leaving her family and friends in deep shock and grief.
Chaitanya has now launched a fundraiser on GoFundMe to help Yarlagadda's grieving family in Andhra Pradesh cover the funeral expenses, transportation of her body to India, repayment of her educational loans, and to provide some financial support to her parents. The family had always found strength and purpose in their small farmland in Karmechedu village, and Yarlagadda had carried a heart full of hope to help her parents build a better future.
The medical examination of Yarlagadda's body is currently underway in the US to determine the exact cause of her sudden death, which has left her loved ones not only heartbroken but also facing financial hardship.
