NRI Missing Sikh girl, 16 found with brother-in-law in Indiana

Missing Sikh girl in US found with brother-in-law
Los Angeles, Oct 6
/NRIpress.com

Police in Nevada state say they have found a 16-year-old Sikh girl who went missing last week. Karamjit Kaur, 16, was with her brother-in-law Parvinder Singh in Indiana state.

The two were traced to a hotel in Merrillville city in Indiana. No reasons have been given why she disappeared with her brother-in-law.

The girl was last seen on her bike Sep 30.

Kaur, who had moved to the US months ago with her family from India, told her family that she was going out on a bike ride.

But she never returned. Her bike was found the next day at a skateboarding park.

Police said they were investigating the case and hadn't ruled out criminal charges. But they confirmed that the brother-in-law was visiting Reno before Kaur disappeared.

Disappearance of newly arrived Indian girls and brides in the US and Canada is not uncommon.

There have been a few cases when the girls, who married NRI grooms based in Canada or the US, disappeared after coming here.

By Charanjit from Reno

• October 3, 2009
  Secret Witness is offering a reward for information leading to the whereabouts of 16-year-old Karamjit Kaur.

  She is described as an East Indian, approximately 5’7” tall, 140 pounds, with long black hair and brown eyes. She has a scar on her forehead, and her left canine tooth is longer. She was last seen wearing a black v-neck short-sleeve t-shirt, bright blue cotton pajama bottoms and black flip-flops.

  The Reno Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the missing juvenile.

• The father Karamjit Kaur SAID:
• Whoever has taken his daughter to return her safely to her Reno home.
• Whoever took her, bring her back safely. Drop her off. We just want her back," said Surinder Mathon, 50.