Police now relying upon federal officials to work with international partners to locate and extradite Arshdeep Singh and his wife Cindy Singh
Houston: The Indian-American stepfather of a missing six-year-old boy, who is presumed dead, faces another charge that he stole USD 10,000 in cash from his employer before fleeing to India with his wife and her six children last month, police in the US state of Texas have said, a report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says/
Arshdeep Singh and his wife have been charged with felony apart from child abandonment and endangerment in the missing boy’s case, Everman Police Chief Craig Spencer said on Tuesday.
“We want these fugitives arrested and extradited to the United States so that we can seek answers for the disappearance of Noel,” Spencer said.
Spencer said they were reliant upon federal officials to work with international partners to locate and extradite Cindy Singh and her husband Arshdeep Singh.
Police released several new details on Tuesday in the investigation into the search for Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who appeared malnourished and unhealthy the last time he was seen alive in October 2022, according to extended family members.
Following a tip, the Everman Police began looking into Noel’s welfare in March and within days the police said his mother and stepfather had left the country.
Spencer said the investigators had now added a felony theft charge for the missing boy’s stepfather Arshdeep Singh.
According to Spencer, Arshdeep Singh delivered products to convenience stores and hours before leaving the country last month he allegedly forged documents to hide the theft of USD 10,000 in cash from his employer.
The police confirmed the boy’s family used a credit card to buy one-way airline tickets to India for Arshdeep Singh, Cindy Singh, as well as her six children the day before they left the country.
Spencer also shared an updated timeline in the case, narrowing down exactly when they believe Noel may have disappeared.
Spencer ran down a list of facts, including that Noel was never enrolled in school, which the investigators had uncovered so far in their probe.
According to Spencer, Arshdeep Singh delivered products to convenience stores and hours before leaving the country last month he allegedly forged documents to hide the theft of USD 10,000 in cash from his employer.
The investigators also found that the boy’s extended family confirmed that Noel was abused and neglected regularly and that food and water were withheld because Cindy didn’t like his dirty diapers.
The boy’s extended family said Noel was struck in the face with keys for drinking water.
No data has been found to show the family made trips to the Texas-Mexico border or that he had been sold.
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