By JESSE GRAHAM
POLICE are calling on dash-cam owners in the Yarra Valley to come forward in case they may have spotted missing man Tej Chitnis on his way through Healesville last month.
Mr Chitnis, a 22-year-old Burwood East man, was reported missing after failing to return home on Wednesday 27 April.
He was expected to drive to Blackburn Station, park his car and go to university – but did not return home at 4pm.
Victoria Police released a CCTV image of Tej’s car, a 2005 VW Golf, travelling through Healesville at 11.34am on the day of his disappearance.
His car has not been found since.
He was seen travelling east on the Maroondah Highway, through the intersection with Green Street.
Healesville Leading Senior Constable Chris Hickey said there had been no sighting of Mr Chitnis since the image was captured.
Police are asking drivers who were in the area at the time to check their dash camera footage, in case they captured his vehicle heading through.
Mr Chitnis’ car’s registration number is TTF 517.
A family member told the Mail earlier in the month that Mr Chitnis’ phone had last pinged in the Healesville area around the time of the CCTV image being captured.
Family and friends have been canvassing the area with missing person posters since 27 April and searched the area, including Toolangi, on Saturday 7 May.
Though the search was fruitless, a post on the Help Find Tej Chitnis Facebook page said: “We will not give up! We will find him!”
Anyone with information about Mr Chitnis is asked to call Forest Hill Police Station on 8847 3636, or call 000.
For more information from the Help Find Tej Chitnis page, visit Facebook.com/findtejchitnis.
