Family worried sick about Burwood East student Tej Chitnis missing for two months

THE family of Burwood East man Tej Chitnis who has been missing for two months are desperate for any information about where their sone might be.

Tej Chitnis’ mother Reva, older brother Rudra, and father Jayant are desperate to hear from Tej. Picture: Lawrence Pinder

IT HAS now been two months since Burwood East man Tej Chitnis was last seen, and family are still worried sick not knowing where their beloved son is.

His mother, Reva, said their family and friends would not give up hope of finding Tej.

“Two months is a really long time to not know anything,” Ms Chitnis said.

“We’re still looking and we’re still worried sick.

“We’ve had no new information since the first couple of days.

“Tej’s friends are always coming over to check up on us, to have dinner with us, they’ve been great.

“We all just want to know Tej to be safe.”

Tej, 21, was last seen leaving the Chitnis family home on Bonview Cres, Burwood East about 10am on April 27, supposedly on his way into the city.

After Tej failed to return home for an important family dinner that evening, the Chitnis’s knew something was wrong.

Mobile phone records showed Tej’s mobile was last used in the Healseville area at 11.49am on April 27.

CCTV images that were later found also showed his car — a silver VW Golf with the registration number TTF 517 — on the Maroondah Highway in Healesville at about the same time, however there have been no other confirmed sightings of Tej or his car since.

Acting detective Senior Sergeant Graeme Savage, from the Box Hill police station, said the investigation was ongoing, and police had confirmed Tej had not been going to his Deakin University classes “for some time”.

“We confirmed that he hadn’t been going to university for some time, however he was still actively employed up until the time he went missing,” Sen-Sgt Savage said.

“We’re following a number of inquiries and we’re still hopeful of a positive outcome, however as it’s been almost two months since he was last seen we do have concerns for Tej’s wellbeing.

“If anyone has any information which may be able to help, we’d encourage them to contact Crimestoppers or the Box Hill Police Station.”

Call Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000 or Box Hill police station on 03 8892 3200 with information.