An Andhra Pradesh student was found dead in her apartment in the United States on November 7, after which the family launched a GoFundMe fundraiser to bring her mortal remains back to India and received support from the Indian diaspora.

The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old Rajyalakshmi (Raji) Yarlagadda, a recent graduate of Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, who was actively searching for employment, as per The Times of India (TOI).

On the morning of November 7, she reportedly failed to respond to her alarm clock. Later in the day, her friends checked on her and discovered that she had died in her sleep, as per TOI.

Health issues prior to death

According to her cousin Chaitanya YVK, who launched a GoFundMe raiser from Denton, Texas, Raji had been battling acute cough an

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