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Man makes plea for wife's safe return

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] A Sudbury doctor and his family made an impassioned plea for members of the public to come forward if they have information about his missing wife, who was last seen Sunday morning. Dr.
BY KEITH LACEY

A Sudbury doctor and his family made an impassioned plea for members of the public to come forward if they have information about his missing wife, who was last seen Sunday morning.

Dr. Harinder Kochar made the plea at a hastily-called press conference at Greater Sudbury Police headquarters Tuesday afternoon. It has been more than two days since his wife Daphne Kochar, 42, went missing.

Kochar was last seen early Sunday morning inside her home near Ramsey Lake, where she told one of her three daughters she was going to do some chores. It's believed she was driving a 2005 blue-coloured Honda Odyssey minivan.

"We're very concerned about her well-being...if anyone has information on her whereabouts, please contact police," said Dr. Kochar, who, along with his wife, has three young daughters, one age 15 and 13-year-old twins.

Kochar was accompanied at the press conference with his wife's sister Vinnie and her mother Jaspal.

Kochar told members of the media that if his wife could hear his pleas, he wanted her to contact him and their daughters as quickly as possible. "We're waiting anxiously for you," he said.

Sgt. Bob Keetch said while there are no indications of foul play, police are treating the case as "highly unusual," as the missing woman was not known to wander away from her home or family.

Several officers are now working on trying to find the missing woman and Greater Sudbury Police have contacted the OPP to use their helicopter used in missing person investigations, said Keetch.

Kochar works as an office manager and had no medical problems which could have caused her to go missing, said her husband.

Greater Sudbury Police have issued information to other police services across the province and notified authorities at border crossings since Mrs. Kochar went missing, said Keetch.

Police are hoping this public plea for assistance will result in finding the missing woman as quickly as possible, said Keetch.

"We're extremely concerned for her well-being and any assistance from the public would be appreciated," he said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Greater Sudbury Police at 675-9171 or Sudbury Rainbow Crime Stoppers at 675-8477.