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Mint
18 hours ago
- Mint
24-year-old Indian woman goes missing in New Jersey after arriving for arranged marriage – Here's what we know
A mysterious case has came to light in New Jersey, the United States, where a 24-year-old Indian woman has gone missing days after arriving for an arranged marriage, reported New York Post. The lady, identified as Simran Simran, arrived in the US from India on June 20. Surveillance footage showed the woman looking at her phone and seemingly waiting for someone, said the report. New Jersey Police said she didn't appear to be in distress in the video. The police stated that they were told that Simran had came in the US for the arranged marriage, but it was also possible she had no intention to marry, and merely wanted a free trip to the America. According to the US authorities, Simran has no relatives living in the States and speaks no English. Her international phone only works via Wi-Fi. The woman was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a white T-shirt, black flip flops, and small diamond-studded earrings. Meanwhile, in another incident, a 23-year-old Indian woman was brutally attacked and robbed near her home in Winnipeg, the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba, and a teenager has been arrested in connection with the incident, police said. The woman, identified by community members as Tanpreet Kaur, was walking back to her apartment in Winnipeg after finishing her evening shift late when she was ambushed by two strangers at the 1-99 block of Roslyn Road shortly after midnight on June 23. Winnipeg police said in a statement on Wednesday that bystanders in the area stopped the attack after which suspects quickly fled after stabbing and robbing the victim of her property. 'The victim was stabbed and robbed of her cell phone. During the assault, she was able to disarm the suspect and held onto the knife, while they continued to assault her. Bystanders intervened and called 911 and the suspects ran off,' the police said, adding the woman was transported to a hospital in critical condition.


News18
a day ago
- News18
Indian Woman Mysteriously Vanishes After Arriving In US For Marriage: 'No Relatives, No English'
Last Updated: The woman, identified as Simran Simran, arrived from India on June 20 for an arranged marriage and went missing on Wednesday. A 24-year-old Indian woman mysteriously vanished days after arriving in the United States for an arranged marriage, according to authorities in New Jersey. The woman, identified as Simran Simran, arrived from India on June 20, the New York Post reported, citing the police. Surveillance footage discovered cops apparently shows the woman looking at her phone and seemingly waiting for someone. Investigators said she had come to New Jersey for an arranged marriage, but it was also possible that she had no intention to marry and merely wanted a free trip to America, as per police. Simran was last seen wearing grey sweatpants, a white T-shirt, black flip-flops, and small diamond-studded earrings. She went missing on Wednesday, but police said she did not appear to be in distress in her last video. According to police, Simran had no relatives living in the US, nor did she speak English. Police have also been unable to reach relatives in India. She has been described as 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds, with a small scar on the left side of her forehead. Simran has an international phone that only works on Wi-Fi. 'At this time, there are no known family members in India to contact to obtain her possible whereabouts," Lindenwold police said on Thursday. A foul play is yet to be established in Simran's disappearance. This came after a high-profile case emerged in March as Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from India, who went missing during a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic. Konanki was a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States. First Published: June 29, 2025, 12:39 IST


New Indian Express
a day ago
- New Indian Express
Indian woman goes missing in US days after arriving for arranged marriage
A 24-year-old Indian woman has gone missing in the United States just days after she arrived there for an arranged marriage, The New York Post reported. The woman, identified as Simran Simran, landed in the US on June 20. Police in Lindenwold, New Jersey, said she was last seen in surveillance footage, apparently waiting for someone while looking at her phone. Officers said she did not appear to be in any visible distress in the video. According to the report, local investigators were told that Simran had travelled to the US for an arranged marriage. However, they are also considering the possibility that she may not have intended to marry and could have used the opportunity to make a free trip to America. Police said Simran has no family in the US and does not speak English. Her international phone works only via Wi-Fi, making it harder for her to reach out for help. She is described as being 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing around 68 kg, and having 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 small diamond-studded earrings. The search for Simran is ongoing. Authorities have urged anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact them.


India Today
a day ago
- India Today
Indian woman, 24, vanishes in US days after arriving for arranged marriage
An Indian woman, 24, has gone missing just days after arriving in the US for an arranged marriage, according to New Jersey launching a probe and reviewing nearby CCTV footage, local police found that the woman, identified as Simran Simran, was seen checking her phone and looking around - apparently waiting for someone before she went missing on Wednesday, The New York Post were told that Simran, who had arrived in the US from India on June 20, had come to the country for an arranged marriage. The authorities further noted that Simran didn't appear to be in any distress from what they could make out from the said that Simran may not have come to the US for marriage and might have only wanted to travel for free in the country, the New York Post further is 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing around 68 kgs and has a tiny scar on her forehead, revealed local police. Authorities also said that neither did Simran speak English nor did she have any relatives in the was seen in grey sweatpants, a white T-shirt, black flip-flops and small diamond earrings. The authorities have made several efforts to reach her relatives in India but to no have made several attempts to contact her relatives in India, but to no another case of mysterious disappearance, another Indian woman, studying in the US, went missing when she was holidaying with her friends in the Dominican Republic in March this 20-year-old pre-med student, identified as Sudiksha Konanki, disappeared after going out for a morning swim on March 6.- Ends


NDTV
a day ago
- NDTV
No Family, No English: Indian Woman Missing After Flying To US
A 24-year-old Indian woman who arrived in the United States for a reported arranged marriage has gone missing, authorities have said. Simran Simran was last seen shortly after her arrival from India in New Jersey on June 20. Surveillance footage reviewed by Lindenwold police showed her checking her phone and seemingly waiting for someone. Officers said she did not appear to be in distress in the video. Ms Simran was reported missing on Wednesday, five days after her arrival, police confirmed. Officials investigating her disappearance said a preliminary probe revealed she travelled to the US for an arranged marriage. Authorities are also exploring the possibility that the marriage was an excuse to obtain free airfare to America, as per The NY Post. Ms Simran has no known relatives in the United States and does not speak English, police said. Her only phone is an international device that functions solely through Wi-Fi. Authorities have so far been unable to reach any family members in India. "At this time there are no known family members in India to contact to obtain information on her possible whereabouts," Lindenwold police said on Thursday, as per Patch News. Ms Simran is described as being five feet, four inches tall, weighing approximately 150 pounds (68 kg), with a small scar on the left side of her forehead. She was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, a white T-shirt, black flip-flops, and small diamond-studded earrings. Anyone with information about her whereabouts has been requested to contact Lindenwold Police Detective Joe Tomasetti.