Sunil Mohan Patnaik Brahmapur

A24-year-old youth from Gajapati district, who went to Malaysia in search of employment in March 2022, has been missing for two years since September 7, 2024, prompting Paralakhemundi MLA Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi to seek urgent intervention from External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for tracing him.

Godani Rama Rao, son of Godani Venkata Rao of Madhusudanpur village under Gurandi police station, travelled to Malaysia on March 1, 2022, for employment after obtaining a visa from the passport issuing authority in Bhubaneswar.

According to his family, all communication with him stopped on September 7, 2024, and repeated efforts to ascertain his whereabouts have failed. Rama Rao’s last call from Malaysia was received by family members on September 7, 2024 through contact number 601176161796.

Concerned over the prolonged uncertainty surrounding the youth, MLA Panigrahi has written to the External Affairs Minister seeking an immediate inquiry through the Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur and the Ministry of External Affairs.