Police in Australia have released pictures of an Indian delivery driver who has been missing since Thursday night, a media report said Saturday.
According to investigators, Shiva Chauhan, 27, disappeared after starting his normal route and his last contact was when he sent a text message about 11.30 p.m. Thursday, The Age reported.
An alarm was sounded Friday morning when deliveries were not made and Chauhan did not show up at an arranged meeting the same afternoon.
His locked van was found about 3 p.m. Friday in Hutton Road, Keysborough, a suburb of Melbourne.
Chauhan’s wallet, identification and personal items were found insid the van.
Police described him as Indian, 177 cm tall, with a slim build and dark straight hair, the report said.
Published in The Indian Sun (Indian Magazine in Melbourne)
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