03-08-2025
Four India-origin people go missing in US, search on
The United States authorities are searching for the four India-origin senior citizens who went missing while on a road trip from the Buffalo city in New York, to the city of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania early this week.
The family members, namely, Asha Divan, Kishore Divan, Shailesh Divan, and Gita Divan, were last seen Tuesday at a Burger King store on Peach Street in Pennsylvania's Erie, as confirmed by surveillance footage, cited by Sibu Nair, the Director of Asian American and Pacific Islander Affairs at Office of NY State Governor Kathy Hochul over a Facebook post.
According to the footage, two of the family members, one man and a woman, were seen entering the building, where they also made their last credit card transaction, WTOV News9 reported.
They were driving a light-green coloured 2009 Toyota Camry, bearing a New York license plate (EKW2611). They also visited the temple in Pittsburgh following which they had planned to travel to Prabhupada's Palace Lodge Hotel in Moundsville, a city in West Virginia.
They have not been heard from since July 31, 2025, said Marshall County Sheriff Mike Dougherty, while speaking to the Ohio-based station, adding, 'We have a few leads, which we and surrounding law enforcement agencies are investigating, but have not yet located the missing persons.'
'Search efforts are set to intensify with helicopters and search teams joining tomorrow,' the report stated.
The US authorities have urged anyone with information related to the whereabouts of the four missing people to contact the Marshall County Sheriff's Department.
Further, Nair, over the Facebook post, urged fellow citizens and travelers in the area to help trace the individuals. 'If you are in the area or along their expected route especially the final 22-minute stretch near the hotel, which is known to be difficult terrain, please keep an eye out,' the Director wrote.
