Reports say the now-deceased, Prosper Owusu who is a member of the Dons spiritual group on the campus sustained severe burns after the raffia skirt he wore during the ritual went up in flames.
He had gone on the visit as usual when the friend and uncle later went out. By the time they returned to the house, they found him dead with an empty container of Sniper. However, the police are looking at a possible case of murder.
"The condition of many students oncampus is pathetic. In a number of instances, students have embarked on crowdfunding to help their colleagues. But that is limited because the students trying to help are under pressure too.
Vikas Sharma, a postdoctoral fellow at Hebrew University's Givat Ram campus, said: "There is a tense atmosphere in Israel due to the attack, but all Indian students are safe.