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This is an archive article published on September 10, 2011
Missing Indian-origin doc in US likely dead
A 70-year-old woman doctor of Indian origin,who disappeared nearly six months ago,is believed to be dead,according to the police,who have zeroed in on her eldest son as a possible suspect in the case.
Written by Press Trust Of India
Chicago | September 10, 2011 01:30 AM IST
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A 70-year-old woman doctor of Indian origin,who disappeared nearly six months ago,is believed to be dead,according to the police,who have zeroed in on her eldest son as a possible suspect in the case.
Promila Mehta-Paul,a northwest Indiana-based ophthalmologist,was last seen on the evening of March 21 and did not show up at her office the next day despite having several appointments.
The police said Promilas 38-year-old son Paresh Paul was with her when she disappeared. He has made several inconsistent statements when questioned by officers, they said.
According to the Chicago Tribune,the police named Paresh a person of interest,or someone who may have been involved in the case,after they conducted several searches of Promilas residence leading them to believe that foul play is likely to have occurred. The police now believe that Promila is dead.
Another newspaper Chicago Sun-Times quoted Munster police chief Stephen Scheckel as saying that Paresh was living with his mother at the time of her disappearance on March 21 and also vanished from that date until he was found crossing the border into the US from Mexico on foot on March 26.
He was detained by US Border Patrol in San Ysidro,California,after a national alert had been issued. Detectives then attempted to interview Paresh in California,but he refused to talk.
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