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Abbotsford Police need your help in finding missing male Gurpreet Singh

Darpan News Desk Abbotsford Police, 16 Dec, 2020 11:38 PM
  • Abbotsford Police need your help in finding missing male Gurpreet Singh

The Abbotsford Police Missing Person Unit is asking the public’s assistance in locating missing person, Gurpreet SINGH, aka Gurpreet Singh Parmar, who was last seen on Thursday, December 10th in the area of Northdale Court and Blueridge Drive.

A request to locate Gurpreet was initially sent out on social media on December 12th, however he has not been located or spoken to yet.

Gurpreet is a 22-year-old young man, standing 5’8” tall, slim build, with brown eyes and black hair; there is no clothing description. Gurpreet has been in Abbotsford since 2019, his social group is small, his family is very concerned about him.

Photo courtesy of Abbotsford Police. 

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