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Indian student Nitheesha Kandula, 23, mysteriously goes missing in Los Angeles.
An Indian student has mysteriously gone missing in California, with police seeking the public’s help to locate her.
Police confirmed that 23-year-old Nitheesha Kandula, a California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) student, went missing on May 28.
Kandula, a Hyderabad student who was studying in the US, was reported missing on May 30 after being last seen in Los Angeles, John Guttierez, Chief of Police, CSUSB, said on social media.
Kandula has been described as 5 feet 6 inches tall. She weighs around 160 pounds (72.5 kgs) and has black hair and black eyes, according to police.
She may have been driving a 2021 Toyota Corolla with a California licence plate.
Police have urged people with information on Kandula’s whereabouts to come forward, saying, "Anyone with information is urged to contact the CSUSB Police Department at (909) 538-7777, or the LAPD's Southwest Division at (213) 485-2582."
The circumstances around Kandula’s disappearance is unclear.
Just last month, Indian student Rupesh Chandra Chintakindi, 26, went missing in Chicago.
In April, 25-year-old Mohammed Abdul Arfath, who hailed from Hyderabad, was found dead in Cleveland after going missing in March.
Meanwhile, in December 2023, the FBI intensified efforts to locate 29-year-old Mayushi Bhagat, an Indian student who went missing in the US after leaving her New Jersey apartment on April 29, 2019.
She was reported missing on May 1 of the same year. The FBI is now offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to Bhagat’s whereabouts.
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