27 year old software engineer Abhinav Bhingwal of Sahibabad mysteriously disappeared since 16 th December from Kasol, Kullu Manali

A 27 year old good looking software engineer resident of Shyam Park Extension Sahibabad, Uttar Pradesh namely Abhinav Bhingwal who was on excursion tour of Kasol, Kullu in Himachal Pradesh along with social media friends since September 16 is untraceable till yet with police of Kullu Manali and the dog squad etc meticulously looking after the missing boy but have not been successful to trace him, till now. About seventeen persons including Abhinav Bhingwal’s father and close relatives are in Kullu Manali in search of Abhinav but if no avail.

According to the uncle of the missing boy, Umesh Rawat, a social activist living in Delhi, Abhinav who is a software engineer by profession had left for Kullu Manali on an excursion tour after finalising the said trip with travellers probably through social media, not knowing them earlier. Abhinav was in touch with his parents but after his last whatsapp call/ chat to his father Digambar Bhingwal , Abhinav’s phone went on switch off mode including his laptop. Abhinav was carrying his expensive Apple Phone, Apple Laptop and camera on 31 st December when a group of three girls and four boys as seen on a video as per Umesh Rawat were going to a resort in Kullu Manali during day time adjacent a lake or running river. Probably he had called his parents from this spot but after this call at 2.00 PM his phone went switched off and there is no clue about Abhinav’s location and recovery despite the best efforts of the parents, relatives, the Kullu Manali police and the dog squad etc. Abhinav was staying in Perk Up Hostel, Katgala, Kasol, Kullu Manali in Himachal Pradesh. In two hand written complaints and submitted in the office of Commissioner Police, District Kullu Manali and SHO Manali Police Station by Abhinav’s father Digambar Singh Bhingwal it is said that the victim Abhinav has gone on excursion tour on 16 th December, 2022 and his last location was traced at Kasol Perk Up Hotel whose phone number is 759005336. He also revealed that the luggage of Abhinav, a blue coloured suitcase is still in the said hotel. The father said that he had a WhatsApp chat with him on 31 st December and had informed of returning back home on 2 nd December. But he didn’t turned up. The father of the victim had met the hotel manager Aniket who’d confirmed about Abhinav staying there. According to a video sent by Umesh Rawat to uknationews with photos showing red arrow pointing towards the victim while he along with other friends are heading towards the site near a lake at Kasol on 31 st December n there after what happened to him is a big question mark. There are reports that the police have detained some of the friends and investigations are in progress to find the whereabouts of Abhinav. The family of the victim are in Himachal Pradesh desperately searching for him along with the police but has not been successful till yet. He originally hails from Ban Gaon, Karnaprayag, Chamoli district.