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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



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According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Ashok Ankam
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Ankam, date, approximate 2008
Date Missing 02/14/2008
Missing From
Cleveland, Ohio
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Male
Race
Asian
Date of Birth 07/07/1980 (42)
Age 27 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 110 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray long-sleeved t-shirt, a blue Nautica jacket, blue jeans, a gold necklace with a locket, and a cream-colored cap.
Medical Conditions Ankam may have been suffering from depression at the time of his disappearance.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Asian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Ankam had a thin beard at the time of his disappearance. He is of Indian descent and has small scars on his forehead above his right eye. Ankam's nicknames are Bhasha, Chinni and Dinko.
Details of Disappearance Ankam was last seen in the 1100 block of Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio on February 14, 2008. He asked his roommate to drop him off at the bus stop and has never been heard from again.
Ankam was enrolled in a master's degree program in engineering at the time of his disappearance. He disappeared just a few days before he was scheduled to fly to Kansas to visit his brother. He may have traveled to the Atlanta, Georgia area. Few details are available in his .
Investigating Agency
Cleveland Police Department
216-623-5262
Other
NamUs
Ohio Attorney General's Office
Fox 8 Cleveland
Don't Shoot Me, I'm a Journalist
North American Missing Persons Network

Missing Person Photos

A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



Missing Person Photos

Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos