Have you seen Srikanth?
October 9 2009
The family of a missing Auckland student is pleading with members of the public to come forward with any information leading to Srikanth Rayadurgam being found.
Srikanth, 23, a student of AUT, has been missing since Thursday October 1, when he was last seen leaving his sister’s Mt Albert home to attend classes at the university.
“We are making a plea for anyone who has any information on Srikanth to come forward,” Srikanth’s brother-in-law Nagesh Kakanoor told Indian Weekender yesterday.
Mr Kakanoor, who has been in New Zealand for the past seven years, said Srikanth had been in the country since February to study for his Diploma in Hospitality studies, while working as a part-time chef.
“It is totally out of character for him to have disappeared like this,” Mr Kakanoor said.
“He was always friendly, bubbly and trustworthy – no issues at all. He was studying, working and was very happy.”
Srikanth, originally from Hyderabaad, was last seen by Mr Kakanoor’s nine-year-old son Rohit as he left their Prospera Terrace home to attend classes at AUT. Earlier, he had spoken to his sister by phone. He has another elder sister who lives in the United States.
“His parents in Hyderbaad are devastated,” Mr Kakanoor said.
Srikanth usually went to work at the Shahi Indian Restaurant at around 5pm, but the family later found out that he had been told to take a day off by the restaurant manager.
When Srikanth did not return home by 10pm, the family started getting worried and informed police at 1am as it was out of character for him to stay out without informing them.
The next day, a woman found Srikanth’s wallet near the Westhaven Marina, and contacted the family.
Mr Kakanoor said they later went down and found a shoe, business cards and his backpack (unzipped) in the water. On Saturday, they found Srikanth’s chef jacket in the water.
The police dive team spent whole day searching the Westhaven Marina area near where Srikanth’s belongings were found but were not able to find anything.
Agastya Pesara, president of the AUT Indian Students Association, said his members were concerned about Srikanth's welfare and appealed to members of the public to help with inquiries.
Mr Kakanoor said they were now in the process of preparing flyers to put up around the city in the hope someone will come up with some information.
Anyone with any information on Srikanth’s whereabouts on October 1 is asked to contact their nearest police station.
The family of a missing Auckland student is pleading with members of the public to come forward with any information leading to Srikanth Rayadurgam being found.
Srikanth, 23, a student of AUT, has been missing since Thursday October 1, when he was last seen leaving his sister’s Mt Albert home...
The family of a missing Auckland student is pleading with members of the public to come forward with any information leading to Srikanth Rayadurgam being found.
Srikanth, 23, a student of AUT, has been missing since Thursday October 1, when he was last seen leaving his sister’s Mt Albert home to attend classes at the university.
“We are making a plea for anyone who has any information on Srikanth to come forward,” Srikanth’s brother-in-law Nagesh Kakanoor told Indian Weekender yesterday.
Mr Kakanoor, who has been in New Zealand for the past seven years, said Srikanth had been in the country since February to study for his Diploma in Hospitality studies, while working as a part-time chef.
“It is totally out of character for him to have disappeared like this,” Mr Kakanoor said.
“He was always friendly, bubbly and trustworthy – no issues at all. He was studying, working and was very happy.”
Srikanth, originally from Hyderabaad, was last seen by Mr Kakanoor’s nine-year-old son Rohit as he left their Prospera Terrace home to attend classes at AUT. Earlier, he had spoken to his sister by phone. He has another elder sister who lives in the United States.
“His parents in Hyderbaad are devastated,” Mr Kakanoor said.
Srikanth usually went to work at the Shahi Indian Restaurant at around 5pm, but the family later found out that he had been told to take a day off by the restaurant manager.
When Srikanth did not return home by 10pm, the family started getting worried and informed police at 1am as it was out of character for him to stay out without informing them.
The next day, a woman found Srikanth’s wallet near the Westhaven Marina, and contacted the family.
Mr Kakanoor said they later went down and found a shoe, business cards and his backpack (unzipped) in the water. On Saturday, they found Srikanth’s chef jacket in the water.
The police dive team spent whole day searching the Westhaven Marina area near where Srikanth’s belongings were found but were not able to find anything.
Agastya Pesara, president of the AUT Indian Students Association, said his members were concerned about Srikanth's welfare and appealed to members of the public to help with inquiries.
Mr Kakanoor said they were now in the process of preparing flyers to put up around the city in the hope someone will come up with some information.
Anyone with any information on Srikanth’s whereabouts on October 1 is asked to contact their nearest police station.
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