Sreevishnu's family feels the Haryana police have not probed the case properly. An alumni team from Navodaya Vidyalaya is expected to meet the state police chief on Tuesday, 11 March.
Published Mar 11, 2025 | 8:00 AM ⚊ Updated Mar 11, 2025 | 8:00 AM
Sreevishnu has been missing since 10 December. The police reportedly told the family that his mobile phone was last traced to Amritsar in Punjab. (Supplied)
Synopsis: Sreevishnu of Pathanamthitta in Kerala last contacted his home on 10 December before going missing from Gurugram, southwest of Delhi. An employee of Accenture, he was to visit home in February, and the family’s efforts to trace him have so far gone in vain.
Sreevishnu contacted his family in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district over a video call on 10 December, and spoke for about two hours.
The 28-year-old man disconnected the call, saying he had to go to work. That was the last his family at Parakode, Pannivizha in Adoor, heard from him.
Accenture, the company for which he worked as a supervisor, contacted Sreevishnu’s family the next day. The firm asked about his whereabouts, and the family tried to contact him. His mobile phone was switched off.
Monday, 10 March, marked three months since Sreevishnu contacted home. His family, meanwhile, tried all possible means to trace him. All went in vain.
After receiving the reported call from Accenture, Sreevishnu’s father, CS Manoharan, lodged a complaint with the Palam Vihar Police in Haryana’s Gurugram, southwest of Delhi.
Sreevishnu, his family said, had been living in a rented accommodation in Sector 17, Gurugram.
“The police keep saying that they are investigating but we have not received any concrete updates,” Sreevishnu’s relative Biju GS told South First.
“His parents and sisters are devastated. He wanted to be with his family and had even planned a visit in February. But the investigation has been far from satisfactory,” he added.
Desperate for any leads, the family sought the intervention of political leaders, including MPs Anto Antony, NK Premachandran, Kodikunnil Suresh, and Union Minister Suresh Gopi.
However, despite their efforts, the case has remained unresolved.
Sreevishnu’s elder sister, Sreelekshmi, said there were no signs of work-related stress before his disappearance.
“He spoke to us via a WhatsApp video call on 10 December afternoon for nearly two hours. Later, he messaged us saying he was getting ready for work and would leave his lodge soon,” she told South First.
Sreevishnu, the family said, was on the night shift.
Sreelekshmi, however, flagged a suspicious request for money made that same day, 10 December.
“The lodge owner (in Gurugram) told us that he had received a WhatsApp message from Sreevishnu asking for ₹10,000. But when he called him to ask why he needed the money, his phone was already switched off,” she said.
“It was unusual. If he needed money, he would have asked me or my twin sister Sreeparvathi,” she said.
The family added that no other requests for money came from Sreevishnu or anyone else.
Investigators reportedly traced Sreevishnu’s mobile phone movement to Amritsar, Punjab. His phone records showed he travelled to Delhi’s Kashmere Gate, a major interstate transport hub, some 34 km Gurugram’s Sector 17.
Apart from tracing his phone’s presence in Amritsar, there have been no further leads. Sreevishnu’s family said his belongings remained untouched in his rented apartment.
Sreevishnu had moved to Sukhrali, Gurugram, three years ago after securing an IT job through an online search.
His work model was hybrid—he attended the office twice a week and worked remotely the rest of the week. His family said he was expecting a promotion and had assured them of a visit home soon.
With the police investigation appearing to be at a standstill, the Alumni Association of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Pathanamthitta, where Sreevishnu studied, has intervened.
“A group from the JNV Pathanamthitta Alumni Association is set to meet the Haryana state police chief on Tuesday,” Sreelekshmi said. “When we asked if a family member needed to be present, they assured us they would contact us if required.”
With each passing day, the family’s concerns have been deepening even as their frustration with the authorities grew.
“It has been three months, and we are still left in the dark. We just want to know what happened to Sreevishnu,” Biju said.
The family demanded a thorough and urgent investigation into his disappearance, fearing that crucial time has already been lost.
Sreevishnu’s family also accused Accenture of negligence in handling his disappearance.
“They were the first to inform us that he was missing, but after that, they never followed it up,” Sreelekshmi said.
She revealed that on 19 February, the company sent a letter addressed to Sreevishnu, stating that he had been absent from work since 10 December.
“They claimed they had tried reaching him at all available addresses and that this letter was their final attempt. They warned that if he didn’t report back by 28 February, his service would be terminated,” she added.
When the family questioned why the company had not lodged a police complaint, Accenture reportedly responded that since he had gone missing outside office hours, it was not obligated to do so.
Accenture’s response, as claimed by the family, could not be independently verified.
(Edited by Majnu Babu).
