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Fears are growing for an Indian teenager who disappeared on Monday on London's Oxford Street, where she was shopping with her family hours before they were due to fly home from a holiday in the UK.Fears are growing for an Indian teenager who disappeared on Monday on London's Oxford Street, where she was shopping with her family hours before they were due to fly home from a holiday in the UK.
CCTV footage has been released showing Emaan Shah, 17, walking down a side street along a route that could have taken her back to the hotel where she was staying. CCTV footage has been released showing Emaan Shah, 17, walking down a side street along a route that could have taken her back to her hotel.
Her father, Tanvir Shah, said the family had been out walking together as they enjoyed their last few hours in the city before catching their flight and that there was no reason for his daughter to go missing. Her father, Tanvir Shah, said the family had been out enjoying their last few hours in the city and that there was no reason for his daughter to go missing.
"I was just a few paces ahead of my wife and daughter in Oxford Street and when I turned round she had gone," he added."I was just a few paces ahead of my wife and daughter in Oxford Street and when I turned round she had gone," he added.
"We are at a point where we cannot eat, we cannot sleep. We are desperate for news about Emaan and just want her back with us." "We cannot eat, we cannot sleep. We are desperate for news about Emaan."
Her family, who have not seen or heard from Emaan since she was separated from them at around 2pm on Monday, reported her missing to police later that day. According to her parents, her disappearance is completely out of character. According to her parents, her disappearance is completely out of character. Her father, who runs an advertising company in India, added: "My wife and two sons are now frantic with worry. There is no reason for Emaan to go missing."
Her father, who runs an advertising company in India, added: "My wife and two sons are now frantic with worry. There is no reason for Emaan to go missing." The teenager is believed to have been carrying some cash but did not have a mobile phone.
She is believed to have been carrying some cash but did not have a mobile phone. The Metropolitan police have pieced together CCTV that shows the teenager walking along Wigmore Street, near the junction with Duke Street, after she appears to have left Oxford Street. She is described as 1.6 metres (5ft 3in) tall, of slim build with brown wavy hair. When last seen she was wearing a black jacket with a Manchester United logo on the chest, grey trousers and black-and-white trainers.
The Metropolitan police have pieced together CCTV that shows the teenager walking along Wigmore Street, near to the junction with Duke Street, after she appears to have left Oxford Street. She is described as 1.6 metres (5ft 3in) tall, of slim build with brown wavy hair. When last seen she was wearing a black jacket with a Manchester United logo on the chest, grey trousers and black-and-white trainers. DI Annette Clark, who is leading the hunt, said: "Emaan may be 17 but she is not streetwise and she has never travelled alone before. She is not familiar with London and, to our knowledge, does not have any friends in the capital."
DI Annette Clark, who is leading the investigation to find the teenager, said: "Emaan may be 17 but she is not streetwise and she has never travelled alone before. She is not familiar with London and, to our knowledge, does not have any friends in the capital. It is vital that anyone with information about her whereabouts contact us as soon as possible." Members of the public who saw Emaan on Oxford Street last Monday, or who thinks they may have seen her since, have been asked to call 101 and quote reference Fami 5736/10JUN13.
Members of the public who saw Emaan on Oxford Street last Monday, or who thinks they may have seen her since, have been asked to call 101 and quote ref 5736/10JUN13.
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