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SBS Australia
16 hours ago
- SBS Australia
Missing teenager Aanisha Sathik found safe, Police thank community for support
The search started for Aanisha who was last seen around 1pm on 23 June 2025, on Park Road in Auburn, New South Wales. She was reported missing the following day, prompting officers from Auburn Police Area Command to launch an investigation to locate her. On 1 July, following further appeals for information and a multi-agency search, Aanisha was found safe. The teenager was found in Berala and has been taken to hospital for assessment. Police has thanked the public and media for their assistance. Earlier, police and the Sathik family had expressed grave concerns for her wellbeing. Aanisha's father, Sathik, at a press conference, described his daughter as a good student who had scored 94 per cent in her VCE and was aiming to become a doctor. Credit: Natasha Kaul 'She had been dealing with some anxiety and depression and had gradually withdrawn from her circle of friends. She doesn't have anyone she regularly goes out with. We're really scared now.' Superintendent Robert Toynton, Commander of the Auburn Police Area Command, said, "she may have gone without food for the past seven days and also doesn't have a phone." Credit: Natasha Kaul Authorities believed she may be travelling via the rail network.
SBS Australia
18 hours ago
- SBS Australia
'Please help us': Family and police seek Indian community's help to find missing 18-year-old Aanisha Sathik
The search continues for Aanisha who was last seen around 1pm on 23 June 2025, on Park Road in Auburn, New South Wales. She was reported missing the following day, prompting officers from Auburn Police Area Command to launch an investigation to locate her. Police and Sathik family have raised serious concerns for her welfare. Aanisha's father, Sathik, at a press conference, described his daughter as a good student who had scored 94 per cent in her VCE and was aiming to become a doctor. Credit: Natasha Kaul 'She had been dealing with some anxiety and depression and had gradually withdrawn from her circle of friends. She doesn't have anyone she regularly goes out with. We're really scared now.' According to NSW Police, Aanisha was last seen wearing a black jumper and black pants. Superintendent Robert Toynton, Commander of the Auburn Police Area Command, said, "she may have gone without food for the past seven days and also doesn't have a phone." Credit: Natasha Kaul Authorities believe she may be using the rail network to travel. Following ongoing inquiries, investigators now believe she may have also been spotted on Harrow Road, Auburn, at approximately 3:15pm on the same day she went missing. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1800 333 000 or submit a report online at .
9 News
2 days ago
- 9 News
Family of missing Sydney teenager issue desperate plea for help
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here The family of a western Sydney teenager who has been missing for a week have issued a desperate plea for help from the public. Aanisha Sathik, 18, left home near Park Road in Auburn about 1pm on Monday, June 23, with no phone or money. Police believe Sathik may have walked south on Harrow Road and entered Norman Park in Auburn about 3pm that same day. Aanisha Sathik, 18, left home near Park Road in Auburn at around 1pm on Monday. (9News) She is described as being of Indian/Sub-Continental appearance, 180 centimetres tall, of slim build, with long black hair in a bun and brown eyes. Sathik was last seen wearing a black hooded jumper, long black pants with cream pinstripes, white shoes, and gold earrings. Police have tracked her last known movements via CCTV when she was seen on the corner of Woodburn Road and Stone Street in Berala. Police and family hold concerns for Sathik's welfare. Police have tracked her last known movements via CCTV, (9News) Sathik's father asked the public for help. (9News) Her father tearfully asked the public for help. "Please find my daughter very soon," he said. "We are asking you at home for help." NSW Police Superintendent Robert Toynton urged members of the community to be on the lookout for the missing teenager around homes and backyards. Sydney missing persons New South Wales national Australia police NSW police CONTACT US
7NEWS
2 days ago
- 7NEWS
Parents' desperate plea as 18-year-old UNSW student Aanisha Sathik missing for a week
Desperate parents are pleading for public help as a UNSW student remains missing, a week after vanishing from her Western Sydney home. Aanisha Sathik, 18, left her home on Park Rd in Auburn about 1pm last Monday and never returned. Her movements have been mapped using CCTV footage, Superintendent Robert Toynton said on Monday. She was seen walking south along Harrow Rd before spending about two hours in Norman Park from 3pm. From there, she walked along Mount Auburn Rd and was later captured on CCTV on Woodburn Rd, near Stone St, about 5.50pm. Sathik did not take her phone or any money with her. Police said they hold serious concerns for her welfare. 'Seven days is a long time to be missing,' Toynton said. 'We're asking the community to help us. 'This is a densely populated area. Someone must have seen something, someone must have seen Aanisha. 'And we need that information to help us crack this investigation open.' Sathik's father made a heart-wrenching public appeal on Monday, urging the community to help find his daughter. 'We don't know what happened to our daughter. We just want her home safe,' he said through tears. 'Seven days, no money, no food. We are worrying a lot. Please help.' Loading Facebook Embed He described Sathik as a 'brilliant' and 'brave' young woman who is studying a Bachelor of Computer Science at UNSW. 'She aims to become a doctor, to serve the community,' he said. 'But she became a little upset and left home. Our hearts are already broken.' The father said Sathik had been struggling with anxiety and depression over the past six to seven months but had refused to take medication. 'She doesn't have many friends, she always goes with us,' he said. 'Our child knows only school and house, nothing much. We're a bit scared now.' Sathik is described as being of Indian/Sub-Continental appearance, about 180cm tall, of slim build, with long black hair in a bun and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black hooded jumper, long black pants with cream pinstripes, white shoes and gold earrings. She is known to use public transport.
