Indian Teen Missing In US: A 14-year-old girl student of Indian origin has been missing for more than three weeks in the US state of Arkansas. Her family and the police are looking for her, but she is not being found. A reward of US $ 5,000 has been kept on behalf of the family in the hope of bringing him home.
The name of the student is Tanvi Marupally. She was last seen in her neighborhood in Conway, Arkansas, on January 17, when she left for school on the bus. However, after that he was not found. Police believe she might have moved out of fear of leaving the US as her father faced the threat of layoffs in the tech industry, while Tanvi was facing deportation.
Indian girl missing in America
The Conway Police Department said that Tanvi Marupalli of Conway, Arkansas, had left for school by bus on January 17. Police officials said they believe one of the possible reasons for his disappearance was his family’s fear of being deported. Tanvi’s parents also believe that their daughter has moved away due to the immigration status of the family.
Tanvi’s parents are worried
According to media reports, Tanvi’s parents said, “Even though we have been living and working legally in the US for many years, hoping and trying to get citizenship, the country’s immigration policy has denied us everything.” has been put on hold.
His father, Pawan Roy Marupalli, who works in a technology company, faced the threat of losing his job due to ongoing layoffs in the technology sector. However, he has informed the CPD that he is no longer in danger of losing his job and that leaving the country is not a concern for him at this time.
Thousands of people were laid off in America
According to The Washington Post, several large companies in the US have laid off nearly 200,000 IT workers since November last year, including companies such as Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon. At the same time, there are many reports that 30 to 40 percent of these companies have Indian IT professionals, a large number of whom are on H-1B and L1 visas.
According to LayoffTracker.com, 91,000 people were laid off in January 2023 alone and this number may increase in the coming months. This has a huge impact on them, and their families, especially H-1B holders who will be required to leave the US immediately within 10 days after the H-1B grace period.
The relatives said тАУ we want the daughter back
It has been said in the report that Tanvi’s mother Sridevi Edara also had to lose her job. After this Sridevi had to return to India alone and Pawan Roy had to reapply for the visa as a dependent. It took a year for him to be back with his family. When his daughter was asked what she would do if she lost her work visa, Pawan said that he was not worried about her. We want the daughter back.
Told my father – why should I go back to India?
According to Pawan Roy, his daughter had said, “Why should I go back to India? I have been here.” The report said that her parents believed that the chances of their daughter being removed from her home in the US were very high. “It’s a big deal, any time a child goes missing like this it’s a big deal,” Conway police spokeswoman Lacey Kanipe said Tuesday. “However, we are looking positive, and our goal is to reunite him with his family,” Kanipe said.
Many groups including the police are looking for Tanvi and now a reward has been kept for whoever finds her. The CPD said they have asked the US Marshals Service and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to assist them with the investigation. Tanvi’s family will offer a reward of US$5,000 to anyone who brings her home.
