Former Balaji Telefilms COO Zulfiqar Khan and another Indian national, Mohamed Zaid Sami Kidwai, went missing in mid-July after leaving a famous club in Westlands at 11.53 pm. Several hours later, two Indian nationals and their driver Nicodemus Mwania, were reported missing.
The trio has since been missing for over 70 days.
On Friday, producer Ekta Kapoor appealed to the Kenya Red Cross and the Indian government for support in locating Zulfikar Ahmad Khan, the former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of her company, Balaji Telefilms.
According to a post shared by Kapoor, Khan has been untraceable for over 80 days.
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Zulfikar has been missing since the third week of July
According to a story by The Hindu, Khan went missing in Nairobi during the third week of July. Ekta Kapoor posted a photograph of Zulfikar Ahmad Khan on Instagram with the caption,
“Our ex-COO of Balaji Telefilms Limited disappeared from Nairobi almost three months ago. I request the Ministry of External Affairs and Kenya Red Cross to kindly look into this.”
Actor Karan Kundrra joined the bandwagon and took to Twitter to share his message. Kundra urged people to sign a petition to find the former Balaji COO.
“I’ve known Zulfiqar since ages but worked closely with him during lockup, and he’s a gem of a person with a child-like approach towards life which made us click instantly.. he would send me pictures of all the beautiful places that he travelled to.! Unfortunately #zulfiqarkhan.. has been missing since over 75 days and we are worried! I can only imagine what his loved ones must be going through I urge you to help sign this petition and spread the word.. we want Zulfi back (sic),” the actor wrote.
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Last Communication with family:
A former journalist, Zulfikar Ahmad Khan, reportedly vanished in Nairobi in July, according to a report by The Hindu. He last communicated with his family 80 days ago, and they don’t know where he is.
“It’s been almost 80 days now, yet no one has any idea about his whereabouts. Local police in Kenya are clueless. They have been asked by the High Court of the land to produce Zulfi, but they have no idea where he is,” said Khan’s family in a statement reported by the publication.
Zulfikar’s family seeks urgent help:
The family has also urged the High Commission in Kenya and the Indian government to investigate the case and trace Zulfikar.
“We don’t know if there is a serious search operation to find him. We don’t know if the Indian government has demanded an explanation from the Kenyan government about their missing citizen. We don’t know if our own High Commission in Kenya is helping in any way,” the statement added.
Khan formerly worked for Star India, where he became Senior Vice-President of Advertising Sales. He did, however, quit Balaji last year. According to reports, Zulfikar Ahmad Khan enjoys traveling, which is why he visited Kenya last summer.
