Promila Mehta-Paul, a northwest Indiana-based ophthalmologist, was last seen on the evening of March 21 and did not show up at the office the next day despite having several appointments.
Police said Promila’s 38-year-old son Paresh Paul was with her when she disappeared. He has made “several inconsistent statements when questioned by officers”, they said.
Police named Paresh “a person of interest”, or someone who may have been involved in the case, after they conducted several searches of Promila’s residence leading them to believe that “foul play is likely to have occurred.” Police now believe that Promila is dead.
Paresh was detained by US Border Patrol in San Ysidro, California, after a national alert was been issued.
Published 09 September 2011, 17:32 IST