Kanpur:A 20-year-old student of the Harcourt Butler Technical University (HBTU) has been missing since February 8. His parents filed a complaint with the Nawabganj police on Friday.
The student, Dheeraj Singh is basically a native of neighbouring Fatehpur district and is pursuing BTech second year in information technology. He was was last seen at the HBTU hostel on February 8.
“The HBTU hostel authorities stated that he had gone to his native place on February 4. On February 8, though he returned at around 1 p.m., but after staying for 10 mins in the campus, he left again with a suitcase saying that he was going to his friend’s place,” said the police.
His father is a contractual employee in power department in Fatehpur. “We have been trying to contact him on his mobile phone, but his phone is going constantly off,” his father Shyam Babu Singh said.
Superintendent of police (West) Anil Kumar said they were doing their best to locate Dheeraj. “We have been scanning CDR of his mobile phone, besides also looking into his social media accounts, bank accounts and email IDs, and will soon find a clue. We are also scanning footages from CCTV cameras installed at bus depots and railway stations. Our investigation is on.”