Overview
- Saloni and Neha, the daughter of Ankita Lokhande’s house help and her friend, have been missing since July 31 after last being seen near Vakola in Santacruz (East), Mumbai.
- On August 2, Ankita Lokhande and husband Vicky Jain filed an FIR at Malvani Police Station and launched an Instagram missing-person alert to mobilize public and police assistance.
- A PTI report cites a Mumbai Police official saying the case was elevated to a kidnapping investigation because minors are involved, though no evidence has been found yet.
- An anonymous netizen claimed to have spotted one of the girls on the 9:10 PM Vasai–Churchgate local train, but authorities have not verified the sighting.
- Lokhande and Jain continue to urge Mumbaikars to report any information immediately to the nearest police station as the search enters its fourth day.