20-year-old goes missing in Loni

Ghaziabad: A 20-year-old youth allegedly went missing from his house in Loni area of Ghaziabad on Thursday evening. His parents have claimed that later in the day, they received his image through WhatsApp and he can be seen lying unconscious on the road.
The youth, Irfaan alias Kala, is a resident of Kanchan Park Colony in Loni area.
His father Salimuddin told TOI that Irfaan left the house around 3.30 pm on Thursday on the pretext of meeting with friends. “Around 6pm, I got a WhatsApp image on my mobile from Irfaan’s phone and in the image, he was tied up with a rope and a cloth had been stuffed into his mouth,” he added.
He alleged that Irfaan had been kidnapped by a neighbour.
Neeraj Kumar Jadaun, superintendent of police (rural), said: “The family said neighbours kidnapped the youth. During investigation, it was found that a girl in the neighbour is also missing. The sender of the image did not mention the name of the place where the boy was seen. The is switched off now. Police are trying to trace it.”