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Last week, the parents of Mohammed Abdul Arfath reported a ransom call demanding a substantial sum and threatening to sell their son's kidney if unpaid. Arfath, pursuing a master’s degree in IT in Ohio, went missing since March 7. Majlis Bachao Tahreek spokesperson raised the issue, urging assistance from External Affairs Minister Jaishankar. This follows a series of troubling incidents involving Indian students in the US, including deaths and disappearances.    #MohammedAbdulArfath #Arfath #IndianStudent #IndianStudentinUS #ITOhio #MajlisBachao #IndiaUS #Biden #IndianStudents #USnews #Worldnews #GangsinHaiti #Oneindia #Oneindianews                  ~HT.99~PR.152~ED.102~

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00:00 Another Indian student, Abdul Arfat, has gone missing from the United States. Last week,

00:06 the parents of Mohammad Abdul Arfat received a harrowing ransom call demanding a significant

00:12 sum and a threatening to sell their son's kidney if the amount isn't paid. Arfat, who

00:18 had ventured from Hyderabad to pursue a master's degree in information technology at the Cleveland

00:23 University in Ohio, mysteriously vanished on 7th March. The distressing situation of

00:30 Mohammad Arfat came to public attention when Majlis Machao Tehreek spokesperson Amjadullah

00:35 Khan highlighted the issue to the Government of India. He shared copies of Arfat's passport

00:42 and a letter from his family addressing the External Affairs Minister S.J. Shankar, urging

00:47 for assistance. In the letter, Arfat's father, Mohammad Salim, pleaded with the MEA to intervene

00:53 and seek the Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C. and the Indian Consulate in Chicago's

00:57 help in locating his missing son. According to reports, Arfat's relatives residing in

01:03 the United States have also filed a missing person report at the Cleveland Police, adding

01:08 to the urgency and the concern surrounding the disappearance. The alarming situation

01:13 involving Arfat came on the heels of another tragic incident involving an Indian student

01:19 in the United States, where he was blatantly killed inside the university campus. Abhijit

01:25 Parchuru, a 20-year-old engineering student from Andhra Pradesh studying in Boston University,

01:31 was found dead under suspicious circumstances. His remains were discovered in a vehicle deep

01:36 within the wooded area near the university campus, prompting investigations by both Indian

01:41 and U.S. authorities. The recent spate of incidents involving Indian students in the

01:46 United States have sparked widespread concern and calls for action to ensure their safety

01:51 and security. Several Indian students, including Vivek Saini, Neel Acharya Akul Dhawan Shreyas

01:57 Reddy and Sameer Kamath, have been found dead or have gone missing under mysterious circumstances

02:03 in recent months. Who is doing this and what is their motive, no one knows till now. Despite

02:09 reassurances from the authorities, concerns have persisted over the safety and well-being

02:13 of the Indian student pursuing education abroad. The Indian consulate in New York, in collaboration

02:18 with law enforcement agencies, is continuing its efforts to locate Arfat and provide support

02:23 to the distressed family. Arfat's parents remain hopeful for his safe return and have

02:28 appealed to the central government, including Jai Shankar, to take immediate action on the

02:33 matter and bring back their son. The traumatic ordeal faced by Arfat's family underscores

02:38 and highlights the ongoing challenges and risks encountered by the Indian students studying

02:43 abroad. In the last two to three months, several Indian students have been targeted in the

02:48 United States and so the situation indeed demands urgent attention and resolution.

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