A three-member team of the Commissionerate Police left for Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh on Friday for further investigation in the case of Indian Mines Bureau (IBM) Assistant Mines Controller Ibrahim Sharif, who has gone missing since Monday.
After getting a clue of his mobile phone’s location in Allahabad and then Mogalsarai in Uttar Pradesh, the team went to map out Sharif’s whereabouts. The sleuths are working under direct supervision of the Twin City Police Commissioner Dr RP Sharma. Meanwhile, the authorities of the IBM office here informed the Union Ministry of Mines about Sharif’s missing. “We are helping the investigating agency and have informed the Ministry of Mines about Sharif’s missing,” said Deputy Controller of Mines lH Chhangte.
Family members of the missing officer on Friday went to the IBM office at Chandrasekharpur here and discussed with Sharif’s higher authorities about the incident. On Thursday, Sharma visited Sharif’s office and started investigation to get clue about the missing officer’s whereabouts. During investigation, the police team had found that Sharif’s mobile phone was switched off in Allahabad two days back. On Tuesday, his mobile was on for two seconds, said police sources.
The police are investigating into the incident from different angles, including family dispute, office work burden and kidnap threat.