On 19 March, Arfath's family received a call from an unidentified person who said that Arfath had been kidnapped by a drug-peddling gang.
Mohammad Abdul Arfath last spoke to his family on 7 March. (X)
The Indian Consulate General in New York is working with local authorities to find an Indian student, missing from Cleveland. Mohammad Abdul Arfath of Hyderabad arrived in the US in May last to pursue a Masters in IT from Cleveland University. His father Mohammed Saleem said the family received a call, demanding a ransom of $1,200 (approximately ₹99,744) for his release.