Indian woman goes missing after arriving in US for arranged marriage
Police in Lindenwold, Camden County, said Simran landed in the US on June 20 and was reported missing on June 26.
Surveillance footage from the area reportedly shows her looking at her phone and appearing to wait for someone. Officers noted that she did not appear to be in any kind of distress at the time, reported NYP.
According to the report, the woman is described as being 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds, with a small scar on the left side of her forehead. She was last seen wearing grey sweatpants, a white T-shirt, black flip-flops, and diamond-studded earrings.
Simran, who does not speak English and has no known relatives in the US, was reportedly carrying an international phone that only functions through Wi-Fi. According to the police, her limited ability to communicate in English and lack of local connections has made the search more difficult.
'At this time there are no known family members in India to contact to obtain her possible whereabouts,' Patch and New York Post quoted Lindenwold Police Department as saying in a statement on Thursday.
While investigators were told she came to the US for an arranged marriage, authorities are also considering the possibility that she may have used the marriage proposal as a means to enter the country while having no intention of marrying, NYP reported.
The police have urged anyone with any information on her whereabouts to contact the Lindenwold Police Department immediately.
(With inputs from New York Post, Patch)
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