What was to be a dream trip to see India where they hail from, ended in a nightmare for a South African national, as her father went missing from the Mumbai International Airport before they were to board a flight to return home on Monday. Since January 30, Rebecca Pillay has been looking for her father. She has questioned how the CISF allowed him to walk out of the airport without checking his documents, passport or flight ticket.

The Sahar police have registered a missing person complaint and are looking for him. Pillay’s father, Dhramalingum Pillay (Dan), 69, a resident of Durban, retired as a clerk. He wanted to see Chennai and Bengaluru, so she brought him to India on January 21. Dan suffers from memory loss and blood pressure issues.