Cape Town – The family of a 69-year-old KwaZulu-Natal man is appealing for help in locating the man who disappeared from the Mumbai airport in India.
Reports indicated that Dhramalingum Pillay of Tongaat was returning from a holiday in the country when he allegedly went missing on January 29.
Pillay’s daughter was said to be still in Mumbai in search of her father.
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According to the family spokesperson Mandy Govender, an ex-police officer and community worker formerly from Tongaat said CCTV footage confirmed Pillay walked out of the airport, reported TimeLIVE.
Govender said Pillay was diagnosed with dementia after suffering a stroke.
“He was returning to South Africa on Monday morning with his daughter. There was a long flight delay in the early hours of the morning and they were exhausted. His daughter dozed off while sitting on a bench for about 20 minutes and he walked away from her,” said Govender.
The report said that Indian police; the South African Embassy, Colonel Porky Govender who is based in India; the Indian Consulate; and a member of the Indian Legislative Assembly, were working with the family to help find Pillay.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
