Indian Student Goes Missing In US, Parents In Hyderabad Get $1,200 Ransom Call

The parents of an Indian student studying in the US have received a ransom call demanding nearly a lakh rupees after their son went missing. The unidentified caller informed them their son had been kidnapped and threatened to sell his kidney.

Abdul Mohammed, a 25-year-old from Hyderabad, left home last May to pursue a master’s degree in Information Technology at Cleveland University, Ohio.

His family claims he has not spoken to them since March 7.

Mohammed Saleem, Abdul’s father, received a call last week from an unknown number, informing him that his son has been kidnapped by drug sellers in Cleveland.

The unidentified caller then demanded $1200 to release him but did not specify the mode of payment. He also threatened to sell a kidney of the student to the mafia if they refused to pay, his family said.

His parents then informed his relatives in the US, who filed a missing complaint with the Cleveland police. Mr Mohammed was wearing a white T-shirt, red jacket, and blue jeans, said the cops in their watch order.

In an effort to locate him, the family has also written to the Indian Council in Chicago.