Mohammed Abdul Arfath, a 25-year-old man pursuing his master’s degree at Cleveland University in the U.S., has been incommunicado since March 7, according to his family members. They considers him as missing and has written to Minister for External Affair S. Jaishankar, seeking his intervention to locate Mr. Arfath.
Mr. Arfath’s issue was brought to light by Majlis Bachao Tahreek spokesperson Amjed Ullah Khan, who posted copies of Mr. Arfath’s passport and the letter which his family wrote to Mr. Jaishankar.
According to Mr. Arfath’s father Mohammed Saleem, Mr. Arfath used to reside in Ambedkar Nagar in Nacharam. It was in May 2023 that he left for the U.S. to pursue a master’s degree in information technology at Cleveland University. He was living in Cleveland, Ohio.
