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FBI offers $10K in case of missing Indian student since 2019
Bhagat, a student on an F-1 visa, had been living in New Jersey at the time of her disappearance.
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Malvika Choudhary - Mon, 13, Apr 2026
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Mayushi Bhagat / FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $10,000 in the case of a missing Indian-origin student on April 13.
The FBI said the reward is for information leading to her location or recovery and the identification, arrest, and conviction of those responsible.
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The missing individual, Mayushi Bhagat was last seen in the evening hours of April 29, 2019, leaving her apartment in Jersey City. She was reported missing by her family on May 1, 2019, and has not been seen or heard from since.
The #FBI offers a reward of up to $10,000 for info leading to the location or recovery of Mayushi Bhagat, and the identification, arrest, and conviction of those responsible. She was last seen in the evening hours of April 29, 2019, leaving her Jersey City, NJ apartment:… pic.twitter.com/CDt1WJjLhM
— FBI (@FBI) April 13, 2026
Bhagat had traveled to the United States in 2016 on an F-1 student visa. She was initially enrolled at the University of New Hampshire before transferring to the New York Institute of Technology in New York City, where she was studying at the time of her disappearance.
According to details released by the FBI, she was born on July 12, 1994 and is described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a medium build, black hair, and brown eyes, weighing between 150 and 160 pounds.
She speaks English, Hindi, and Urdu and has known connections in the South Plainfield area of New Jersey.
According to investigators, she was last seen wearing colorful pajama pants and a black T-shirt. Authorities have described the circumstances surrounding her disappearance as suspicious, and the case remains under investigation by federal and local agencies.
The FBI added Bhagat to its missing persons list in 2022 and has periodically renewed appeals for public assistance. However, no confirmed breakthroughs have been announced in the case.
Authorities have urged anyone with information to contact the FBI as the investigation continues nearly seven years after her disappearance.
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