Indian Woman Goes Missing In US Days After Arriving For Arranged Marriage

A 24-year-old Indian woman who travelled to the United States reportedly for an arranged marriage has gone missing, authorities confirmed on Thursday.

Simran was last seen on 20 June in Lindenwold, New Jersey, shortly after arriving from India. Surveillance footage reviewed by local police showed her checking her phone and appearing to wait for someone, although officers noted that she did not seem to be in distress.

The woman was officially reported missing on Wednesday, five days after her arrival, police said. Investigators revealed that she had come to the US for an arranged marriage, though they are also probing whether the marriage proposal might have been a pretext to secure free travel to America, according to reports from The New York Post.