Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from Toongabbie.
Adeel Akbar, aged 37, was last seen at a home in Toongabbie on Tuesday, June 18.
When he didn’t return home and was unable to be located or contacted, officers attached to Cumberland Police Area Command were notified on Monday, June 24, and inquiries commenced into his whereabouts.
There are concerns for Akbar’s welfare due to a medical condition requiring regular medication, and the fact he is visiting family in Sydney from Western Australia.
He is described as being of Indian/Sub-continental appearance, 183cm tall, thin build, with short black hair and brown eyes, and is unshaven. He wears glasses. When last seen he was wearing a blue puffer jacket.
Inquiries indicate Akbar may have been in the Sydney CBD.
Anyone with information into his whereabouts is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.