Family, friends of man last seen in downtown Vancouver conduct 200-person search
Global News
Anyone who may have seen Ikbal or has any information on his location is asked to contact Vancouver police at 604-717-3321 or the tipline at 604-704-4643.
The family and friends of Irshaad Ikbal gathered at Vancouver’s Plaza of Nations Saturday morning to search for the missing man.
Ikbal was last seen Saturday, April 29, around 2 a.m. when he was separated from his friends.
He has not been heard from since.
More than 200 people on 32 teams are canvassing the area.
“The purpose of (the search) is to get everybody out here and to produce new leads to aid the Vancouver police in their search,” Shakeel Ikbal said, Irshaad’s brother.
“We have gathered to reach out to the community so they can aid us as well. They are our best bet to produce new evidence, a new lead.
“We just want to bring my brother back home.”
Shakeel said his brother’s disappearance is completely out of character.
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