Indian woman with ‘bipolar disorder’ goes missing in New York City

An Indian woman suffering from "bipolar disorder" has gone missing in New York City. The police have sought help from the public to help locate her.

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Indian woman missing in NYC since March suffers from bipolar disorder

In Short

  • 25-year-old Indian woman missing in New York City
  • Last seen on March 1 in Queens borough
  • Suffers from bipolar disorder, police are searching

A 25-year-old Indian woman suffering from "bipolar disorder" has gone missing in New York City. She was last seen on March 1 leaving her house in the city's Queens borough and the police have sought help from the public to help find her.

According to the New York City Police Department, the woman identified as Ferin Khoja was last seen at around 11 pm on March 1, wearing blue jeans, a green sweater and an olive green jacket.

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The Department also informed that Khoja "suffers from bipolar disorder", adding that the 112 Precinct Detective Squad is “endeavouring to locate” her.

Meanwhile, the Consulate General of India in New York has been briefed about the case.

This latest disappearance of an Indian national in the US came more than two months after a missing student was found dead in the campus of Purdue University in Indiana.

Neel Acharya, a double major in computer science and data science at the John Martinson Honors College of Purdue University, wa first reported missing on January 28.

Two days later, he was confirmed dead by the authorities.

Published By:
Karishma Saurabh Kalita
Published On:
Mar 10, 2024