Indian American software engineer in Seattle goes missing

Seattle police is searching for Saurabh Gupte (seenhere with wife Shraddha Gupte)who went down in his apartment building to throw trash and never returned.

SEATTLE, WA (TIP): Saurabh Gupte, an Indian American who works at Amazon went down from his 6th floor apartment in Trio Condos in Seattle to throw trash on Monday, February 7 morning, and never returned, according to local media reports.

“Something has happened,” his wife Shraddha Gupte was cited as saying by KIRO 7. “I don’t know what happened but I’m requesting to every one of you please please please help me.” Security cameras in the building captured Gupte, 34, in the parking garage when he went down after finishing a work meeting around noon, Shraddha said. He then headed back to the 6th floor to grab the trash and take it to the chute down the hall. That was the last time anyone saw him.

“He’s really calm, simple and kind guy,” said Shraddha. “He’s a loving husband, loving son, he’s a loving father. We just had a baby. He’s 4 months old.” At the time of his disappearance, Gupte said her husband didn’t have his keys wallet or phone with him, and all he was wearing was a shirt, sweatpants and flip flops. She has no reason to believe he just left and is worried something may have happened to him inside the Belltown condominium, according to KIRO 7.

“This is just a nightmare for all of us, you know? Just a nightmare,” Gupte was quoted as saying. Now their family and friends are posting signs and raising awareness of Saurabh’s disappearance hoping that someone will recognize his photo and help reunite this family.Read: Indian American professor goes missing on Mount Rainier hike (October 20, 2020)

“There’s some hope that I can find him, we will find him together. He’s somewhere here and we will surely find with everyone’s help,” Shraddha said. The Seattle Police Department is investigating and asking anyone with information on Gupte’s disappearance to call 911, according to King 5. Gupte was last seen in flip flops and sweats. He left his phone and keys in the condo near Western Avenue and Denny Way, according to King5. His wife and 4-month-old baby were still home at the time.“He loves me, he loves his family, he loves his parents, he loves his baby. I don’t know how he just disappeared. He’s not that kind of guy who would just walk away,” Shraddha Gupte said.Read: Missing Belltown man took out the trash and never came back (February 8, 2022)

She said her husband is in good health, physically and mentally, and there was nothing about him that worried her. “I just want everyone’s help to find my husband Saurabh, he’s really very kind and friendly. I want my Saurabh back, my baby wants his father back,” she said.

According to Seattle police, Saurabh Gupte is 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighs 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark brown t-shirt, dark blue pants, and flip flops. “Please call 911 if seen,” SPD said in a tweet.

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