A University at Buffalo student named Aaditya Verma recently sparked intense outrage and backlash following his alleged demeaning comment over the suicide of Tripura teen Sneha Debnath with him claiming the comment was fake
Sneha Debnath was a Delhi University student from Tripura who tragically ended her life by suicide after jumping from Delhi’s Signature Bridge.
Aaditya Verma, University of Buffalo student deactivates LinkedIn profile after claiming Sneha Debnath Instagram comment attributed to him is fake
hello @UBuffalo you have a student pursuing MS in AI aaditya Verma from India
hes sharing his degenerate remarks over a girl in India who died by suicide Sneha Debnath, and making extremely henious comments over the late girl
Is this the kind of people you want in your uni pic.twitter.com/ZqMuvAOFCU— réya (@justforsooya) July 16, 2025
Suicide note of sneha debnath..#delhiuniversity #snehadebnath pic.twitter.com/GZk2dkaosO
— Avinash Rai (@RaisahabUp61) July 14, 2025
Prior to the discovery of her body in the Yamuna River near the Geeta Colony flyover, authorities went on a six-day search operation.
Tripura teen Sneha Debnath commits suicide
Sneha Debnath was a student at Delhi University who recently committed suicide after initially going missing on the morning of July 7, 2025. She had told her mother that she was going to drop a friend at Sarai Rohilla Railway Station following which she did not return. Her family eventually grew concerned and her phone remained switched off.
Authorities have since filed a missing person’s FIR at the Mehrauli Police Station and authorities traced her last known location to Delhi’s Signature Bridge. Upon further investigation, a cab driver confirmed dropping her off there. Following a request from Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, the Delhi Police, along with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), launched an extensive search.
After an intense search and investigation, authorities managed to find Sneha’s body in the Yamuna River near the Geeta Colony flyover. The incident has seemingly shocked her family, friends, and community, prompting an outpouring of grief and questions.
Reason behind the suicide
Got a reply from University of Buffalo regarding Aaditya Verma
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Sneha Debnath reportedly left behind a handwritten note stating her decision to take her own life by jumping off the bridge. In the note, she also stated how she had sent troubling messages to close friends following her decision to take her own life. According to the police and her friends, Sneha had been mentally and emotionally distressed for several months.
University of Buffalo student Aaditya Verma facing backlash for comments about Sneha
Amidst the tragic news, a University of Buffalo (UB) student named Aaditya Verma, who is currently pursuing an MS in Artificial Intelligence sparked outrage with an alleged inappropriate comment. Verma allegedly posted a demeaning remark about Sneha regarding her looks and her nature of death, prompting widespread criticism. One user directly addressed UB in a viral tweet, saying:
MS in AI, and said this about her. Found his linkedin profile(3 pic) let's get this matter escalated
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Hello @UBuffalo, you have a student pursuing MS in AI, Aaditya Verma from India. He’s sharing his degenerate remarks over a girl in India who died by suicide, Sneha Debnath, and making extremely heinous comments over the late girl. Is this the kind of people you want in your uni?”
Following the backlash, calls for disciplinary action and a formal investigation have intensified. As of now, the university has not yet issued any official response apart from replying to mails sent by social media users calling out Aditya’s alleged vile abuse claiming the comment didn’t align with their policies but they wouldn’t be able to reveal the impending action if any taken on the Indian student.
While Aaditya has since gone onto deactivate his LinkedIn profile in the aftermath of his Instagram comment going viral, he had claimed that the screenshot was fake and doctored and being circulated as part of a cyberbullying campaign to malign him. However, according to social media users, he has allegedly gone onto threaten people on Reddit to take down the posts by making a string of different profiles.
Aaditya who is currently based in Buffalo, New York, has also allegedly changed his Instagram ID on a bevy of occasions since along with setting his profile to private. However, as of now the authenticity of his comment on Sneha Debnath of Tripura is yet to be ascertained with it not known officially confirmed if he was indeed behind the comment on Instagram or not.
Aaditya is an Indian student at the University of Buffalo, SUNY studying MS Artificial Intelligence and is a Computer Science and Math enthusiast as per his now deleted LinkedIn profile.
update: the post was originally made on reddit where he was apparently defending himself and his comment
later on linked he said the screenshot was doctored and he will take legal action, this is from reddit. pic.twitter.com/nGBbaj31HC— réya (@justforsooya) July 16, 2025
Sneha Debnath biography and age
Sneha Debnath was a 19-year-old woman who was originally from Tripura, India, who had just moved to Delhi for higher education and was known for her bright, ambitious personality. She sadly passed away by suicide, bringing to light serious concerns about student mental health and the pressures that young people face away from home.
His side 🤨 pic.twitter.com/kSfa34qlox
— That Gif lady (@ATbnglr) July 16, 2025
Education
Sneha Debnath was pursuing her undergraduate studies at Delhi University at the time of her death, although her exact course remains unspecified.
Family
Sneha Debnath came from a close-knit family in Tripura, which included her mother, Pinki Debnath, and her elder sister, Bipasha Debnath. Sneha was quite close with her family and maintained regular contact, which made her sudden disappearance even more alarming. Sneha’s death has seemingly left the whole family shattered.
@nyspolice This man, Namely Aaditya Verma who studies at Buffalo University is making very disturbing and filthy comments on @instagram , He seems to be mentally retarded and problematic for society please take necessary actions. @UB_President
Instagram ID- aadityaalumen pic.twitter.com/cqfqOKejeh
— Azaad (@onmoonsince1950) July 16, 2025