Telangana techie among 2 Indians arrested in Pak; missing since 2017, says family
Hyderabad, Nov 19: One of the two Indians arrested in Pakistan for allegedly travelling without valid documents is a software engineer from Telangana and had gone missing from here two years ago, his family said on Tuesday.
Prashant Waindham (31) had been suffering from "depression," his father Baburao said.
He and another man from Madhya Pradesh were apprehended in Pakistan's Punjab province for crossing the border 'illegally' and a case registered against them.
"We had filed a missing complaint with Madhapur police here in April 2017. He was working with an IT company in the city. He was not involved in any illegal activities. We are surprised how he went to (Pakistan)," Rao told reporters here.
He had been missing since April 11, 2017 after he did not return from office, he said.
He said his son had earlier mentioned about a woman colleague who wanted to marry him, while he was working in Bengaluru.
Later, the family came to know that she had moved to Switzerland and Waindham apparently wanted to meet her.
However, there was no clarity on it, he said as Waindham was not in touch with the family since April 2017.
Rao urged the Centre to secure the safe release of his son.
Reacting to Waindham's arrest, Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar said a video was being circulated, in which Waindham purportedly said he was apprehended in the neighbouring country and the matter was in the Court.
The Telangana government has taken up the issue with the Centre, he said.
"Only after he comes back to India will it be known as to how and why he went there. We hope he will come back soon safely," Sajjanar said.
The missing case had been referred as "undetected" after Waindham whereabouts were not known, police said.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
