26-02-2025
Missing Texas College Student's Car Was Found with Blood and Broken Glass, Family Says: 'Please Come Home'
The family of a Texas college student, who has been missing for nearly three weeks, said their loved one's car was found abandoned with a broken window and blood on the front seat.
According to a missing persons bulletin from the Pasadena Police Department, Payas Rohit Deo, a 19-year-old man, was last seen on the evening of Feb. 8, near Space Center Boulevard and Sunrise Lake Drive in the Clear Lake area.
At the time of his disappearance, Deo was wearing a black T-shirt, red pants, white Nike Air Force One shoes and diamond stud earrings, authorities added. He is approximately 5''6" tall and weighs 140 lbs.
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Police said in a news release on Monday, Feb. 24, that authorities recovered the vehicle that Deo was last known to be driving on Feb. 9. Officials didn't say where the vehicle was found, but KHOU reported it was located five miles away near the intersection of Allen Genoa Road and Smith Avenue in Pasadena.
'The PPD Crime Scene Unit processed the vehicle, and investigators are currently awaiting the results of the physical evidence analysis from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences,' authorities said.
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The department added that Payas has been listed as missing in the Texas Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information Center. Detectives are actively investigating the case, police noted.
Deo's family told CBS affiliate KHOU that in addition to the broken window and the blood, the vehicle contained the teen's shoes.
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"We thought somebody would have kidnapped him. That was the first thing came into mind, because his shoes, what he wears, those shoes were inside the car," Rohit Deo, the victim's father, told the outlet.
In an interview with NBC affiliate KPRC, Deo's family said the teen, a student at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, left home on Feb. 8 and has not been seen or heard from since. Rohit Deo said he believes his son may have been abducted.
However, police have not clarified that his disappearance is suspicious at this time.
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Deo's family has been posting flyers and begging the student to return home, KHOU reported.
"Please come home," Rohit Deo said." We will take care of you."
Those with information on Payas Deo's possible whereabouts should contact Detective Hawthorne at (713) 475-4887 or (281) 782-5512.
A GoFundMe has been created to help Deo's family hire private investigators and offer a reward for information leading to his return.
PEOPLE contacted the Pasadena Police Department on Wednesday, Feb. 26, for more comment.
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