Envoy for probing missing Japanese student146;s case

More than a year after 21-year-old Japanese student Kota Shinozaki went missing in Agra in September 2006, Japanese Ambassador to India Hideaki Domichi has brought the case into focus.

8220;It8217;s important to know what really happened. This isn8217;t the only case of a foreigner who has gone missing in India,8221; Hideaki said on a visit to Agra on Sunday. He is in the city as one of the delegates at the 8216;Taj Ratna8217; and 8216;Taj Gaurav8217; awards.

He took time off to meet Agra Mayor Anjula Singh to discuss the issue. 8220;Till now, we have been told that the authorities have no clue of what really happened, but the Mayor has assured me that the matter will be looked into,8221; said Hideaki. 8220;We hope that the people of Agra will also help us in tracing the student,8221; he added.