“Indian student from Hyderabad goes missing in US, family reaches out to MEA after ransom call”, Hindustan Times, March 20, 2024:

“Amid concerns over mysterious deaths of Indian students in the United States, another 25-year-old man from Malkajgiri district in Telangana has gone missing since 7 March.

Last week, the parents of Mohammed Abdul Arfath claimed to have received a ransom call demanding nearly a lakh and threatening to sell their son’s kidney if they didn’t receive the amount. However, the caller didn’t confirm the mode of payment.

Arfath, who was living in Ohio, left his home last year in May to pursue a Master’s degree in information technology at Cleveland University……”

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