"In Touch With US Authorities": Indian Consulate On Missing Hyderabad Student
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On March 19, Arfath's family received a call from an unidentified person who claimed that Arfath had been kidnapped allegedly by a gang selling drugs and demanded USD 1,200 to release him.
The Consulate General of India in New York is working with local law enforcement authorities to find a 25-year-old Indian student in Cleveland who has been missing since the beginning of this month. @IndiainNewYork is in touch with the Mr. Mohammad Abdul Arfath's family and authorities in the US.We are working with local law enforcement agencies to find him at the earliest. @DrSJaishankar@MEAIndia@IndianEmbassyUShttps://t.co/zbEzJSRFNN
Mohammad Abdul Arfath, hailing from Nacharam, Hyderabad, arrived in the US in May last year to pursue a Masters in IT from Cleveland University.
His father Mohammed Saleem said that Arfath last spoke to him on March 7. Since then, he has not been in touch with his family and his mobile phone is switched off.
