Social media users have come out in support of the relatives and are sharing the leaflet, trying to utilize the reach of social media to get authorities start an aerial search as well for the missing family.

By | Published: 10:18 am 5:05 pm

Hyderabad: An Indian family, which was on a road trip from Portland, Oregon, to San Jose, California, has allegedly gone missing since April 5, with their relatives and friends now frantically seeking help from authorities in the US and India.

According to posts on Facebook and Twitter and a leaflet being shared on social media, Sandeep Thottapilly, 42, his wife Soumya, 38, and their children Siddhant, 12, and Saachi, 9, were in a maroon Honda Pilot with a California registration plate (7MMX138) with their last known location being the vicinity of Klamath in northern California.

According to a post by Sandeep’s father Babu Subramaniam Thottapilly on the Facebook page of Union Bank, Sandeep, who is from Surat of Gujarat, is a vice president with the Union Bank and the family lived in Los Angeles.

Babu Subramaniam has also tweeted to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj seeking her help to get US authorities act on the case.

Respected Sushma Swaraj ji, I am a senior citizen and resident of Surat, Gujarat. My son Sandeep Thottapilly is residing in California, USA. He and his family are reported missing since last Thursday. Would request your good office to take up — THOTTAPILLY BABU SUBRAMANIAM (@ThottapillyS) April 9, 2018

this matter with concerned authorities in USA and help find my son and his family as soon as possible. requesting your kind cooperation. The photo of the missing family is attached herewith. we have taken help of Facebook post to reach out to more and more people in pic.twitter.com/ZyJN9o8BQJ — THOTTAPILLY BABU SUBRAMANIAM (@ThottapillyS) April 9, 2018

California. thanking you in advance..Babu Subramaniam Thottapily — THOTTAPILLY BABU SUBRAMANIAM (@ThottapillyS) April 9, 2018

Social media users have come out in support of the relatives and are sharing the leaflet, trying to utilize the reach of social media to get authorities start an aerial search as well for the missing family.

Among these were inspirational speaker Sparsh Shah-Purhythm, who is born with brittle bones, and lives in New Jersey, who has been continuously sharing posts asking for help to the family.