COPS have released eerie CCTV footage of a student running down the street before he mysteriously vanished.
Aryan Sharma, 20, was last seen in the early hours of November 23 on the outskirts of Loughborough, Leicestershire, at around 12.30am.
Cops have released CCTV footage of a student running down the street before he vanished
Aryan Sharma, 20, was last seen in the early hours of November 23Credit: SWNS
He left his accommodation at around 9.30pm and was last spotted walking towards Stanford-on-the-Soar before he disappeared.
The “devastated” of the Loughborough University robotics student have said they “just want to find him safe”.
Police has now released footage of Aryan jogging along a road in Loughborough town centre as the urgent search for him nears its second week.
Detectives are appealing for anybody who may have information on his whereabouts to get in the touch as soon as possible.
Detective Inspector Jonathan Dickens said: “We are piecing together Ayran’s movements from the time he left his student accommodation in the Woodgate area of Loughborough at 9.20pm on Friday night until he was last seen at 12.30am on Meadow Lane, walking away from the town centre.
“Any additional witness sightings, dash camera footage and CCTV are really important to further our enquiries.
“Did you see a man matching Aryan’s description wearing a long black trench coat walking along the road in the early hours?
“Did you see or capture anything that could assist us in establishing exactly where he has gone next?”
The family previously made a direct appeal to the public in a bid to help locate the missing student.
Aryan’s cousin Jagi Sawhney, speaking on behalf of the family, said: “We are devastated as a family.
“We just want to find him safe. He’s loved by this family. He is an older brother, he’s a cousin, he’s one of the five boys of this family.
“Our biggest concern now is that no one in the family has spoken to him since at least Friday.
“It’s been really cold since he has been missing, and we haven’t been able to get in contact with him. We just want him to be okay, and we want him to come home to his mum.
“Please help locate him. He’s loved by everyone in this family, and we just want him home safely.
“No matter how small the information might be, please support the investigation and share that information with police so that we can just find him and get him home.
“If Aryan sees this, we want him to know how loved he is. We want him to know how much we all just want him to come home.
“He is a loved grandson, son and uncle. Everyone is rallying around to try and find him.”
The force said they had been carrying out extensive enquiries to establish Aryan’s movements that night.
But they are still keen to hear from any motorists or pedestrians who may have seen him walking along Meadow Lane, Stanford Lane or the surrounding area between 12.15am and 2am on Saturday morning.
A force spokesperson added: “Extensive police resources have been deployed to support the missing person investigation – including trained search officers, the force drone, police dogs, police divers, the National Police Air Service (NPAS) and the specialist volunteers from Leicestershire Search and Rescue (SAR).
“Alongside the search, officers and detectives have been reviewing hours of CCTV footage, reviewing phone data and gathering vital information from witnesses who have already come forward.”
Aryan is described as Asian, 5ft 5ins tall, of a slim build with collar length black hair. He was last seen wearing a black trench coat, shorts and black trainers with a white trim.
Anyone who can assist is asked to contact Leicestershire police on 101, quoting incident 208 of November 23.
His ‘devastated’ family say they ‘just want to find him safe’Credit: SWNS
The urgent search for him has entered its second weekCredit: SWNS
Eze Chidiebere Paul
I'm dedicated to creating high-quality content that informs, inspires, and delights. If you have any questions or suggestions, don't hesitate to get in touch. Happy reading!
