Indian dad goes missing after daughter’s wedding

Prasad Moparti attended his daughter Durga Moparti’s weeding at the Grand Island Mansion in Walnut Grove in Northern California on Saturday, when he walked away about 4 pm and never returned, said Tony Turnbull, spokesman for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. 

His daughter thinks he was just walking and he probably just tripped and fell unconscious. “I am not sure what happened and this seems like a total mystery,” 29 year old Durga said. 

Authorities suspended their search for Moparti as there was no “suspicious circumstances or foul play leading to his disappearance”. Turnbull said Moparti was considered a voluntary missing person but considering his lack of familiarity with the area, the department used “all resources available in attempts to locate him”. The family mentioned he had a history of depression, police added. 

That contradicts the picture painted earlier Tuesday by daughter Durga. “Our dad was really very happy. He was dancing. He was really joyful,” she told reporters. Prasad Moparti told a family member that he was going for a short walk. When he didn’t come back, she said the family searched for 10 miles before calling the police.