4-member family missing in California

Sandeep Thottappilly (42) vice president at Union Bank in Santa Clarita near Los Angeles, in California and his wife Soumya (38) and two children aged 12 and 9 are missing since April 6, the relatives complained to the police.

They went to Portland, Oregon, a week earlier on a road trip in their maroon Honda Pilot (plate California 7MMX138)

On their return journey, they stayed at the Holiday Inn Xpress in Klamath, California and checked out on April 6. They were supposed to meet their cousin in San Jose for dinner that evening, but they never turned up.

The next day they filed a complaint with the police.

Sandeep’s father Babu Subramaniam, who is in Surat, Gujarat, tweeted to External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to help find out the family.

Sadeep’s wife is from Cochin.

Sadeep came to the US 12 years ago, his father said. He worked in New Jersey and San Francisco before moving to Los Angeles area.

His brother Sachin, who is an IT professional in Mississauga in Canada arrived in California. He said they are trying to locate them using the GPS in the car and the cell phones with them.