Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:19pm on 20 Mar 2024,Wednesday India Global
Mohammed Abdul Arfath, a 25-year-old student from Telangana's Malkajgiri district, has been missing since March 7 in Ohio, USA. His family received a ransom call demanding a substantial amount and threatening to sell his kidney. Arfath had left for the US in May last year to pursue a master’s degree in information technology at Cleveland University. His family seeks assistance from External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, urging Indian authorities to inquire about his whereabouts. Concerns rise amid recent mysterious deaths of Indian students in the US. US authorities are investigating the matter.
