Missing KRIDL engineer remains untraced; five police teams deployed

The search for Parvez Dharwad, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) at the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL) in Gadag, who went missing after allegedly leaving behind a letter citing increased workload due to a shortage of government funds, has yielded no breakthrough.

Gadag Superintendent of Police Mithun H.N. told presspersons on Monday that five teams had been formed to trace the engineer, with two teams currently conducting searches in Andhra Pradesh.

He said that as Mr. Parvez was not using a mobile phone or making any online financial transactions, it had become difficult for them to trace his whereabouts.

The Gadag SP also said that in 2024, a missing-person case involving him was registered at the Betageri Extension Police Station.