In India to surprise family,man goes missing from outside IGI Airport

The police,who have now registered a case,suspect Singh took a private taxi from outside the airport and was kidnapped.

Singh’s family was initially unaware of his arrival but they later learnt that he arrived at IGI Airport on a Gulf Air flight at 4 am on December 4,2008.

According to the police,Singh’s family,in Amritsar district,came to know about his arrival 10 days after he landed at IGI when another relative,who also arrived from Abu Dhabi,went to their house after a death in the family.

On Tuesday,Singh’s uncle Kuldeep Singh told Newsline over telephone: “He had not informed us of his visit since he wanted it to be a surprise. After other relatives told us,we called everyone we know in Delhi,as also in our village. We then went to the local police station and were asked to approach the Delhi Police.”

A case was registered at IGI Airport police station on January 7,an officer said.

The officer said it has been confirmed that Singh boarded a Gulf Air flight from Abu Dhabi and landed at the Delhi airport on December 4. According to the family’s complaint,Singh was carrying Rs 20,000 cash along with his belongings.

CCTV footages of the airport are being examined,the officer said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport) O P Mishra said,“The family approached us more than a month after the youth went missing and we registered a case immediately. Further investigations are on.”

According to Singh’s family,he went to Abu Dhabi early last year to look for work. His father runs a transport business and the family lives in Varnala,Amritsar.

Earlier,in October 2008,Saudi Arabia-based cloth merchant K T Shameer,39,was abducted from outside the IGI Airport by private taxi drivers. He was robbed and his body was found on the Delhi-Jaipur highway near Manesar.