Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh who arrived at Kullu on Sunday to preside over the conclusion of Week long International Dussehra Festival, met the relatives of Justin Alexander Shetler, a 35 years adventurer and social worker from USA who has gone missing from Parvati Valley. Shelters mother, C Susanne Reeb, who has come all along from US and Jonathan Sleeks, a family friend from United Kingdom, urged the Chief Minister for helping them and speeding up the rescue and research operations since it has been almost a month now that they have not heard and have any idea about the whereabouts of Shetler.The Chief Minister on their request offered the services of his official helicopter which took off today from Bhuntar to conduct search of the missing trekker carrying along Justin's mother and other family friend, Jonathen along-with police team.Virbhadra Singh assured of all possible assistance from the Government in tracing Shetler.
Meanwhile FIR’s had been lodged with the Kullu police as Susanne firmly believes that the Naga Baba with whom her son stayed for few days somewhere near Mantalai lake has hand in his kidnapping.The relatives of Justin Alexander thanked the Chief Minister for services of his official helicopter for searching the missing trekker.Meanwhile SP Kullu Shri Padam Chand said that two sorties would be conducted today to search the missing trekker. He said that two teams of police had been deployed to conduct search operations on foot in interiors of Parbati Valley. Naga Baba had been detained by the police and he was being questioned. He said that the porter, Shri Anil had been accompanying the team of police who had gone on foot to conduct the search operations, though Baba’s porter is also under scanner. He said that the police was making all out efforts to find Justin.Earlier Shetlers mother had hired a private chopper to search for her son and urged the Government for helping her to find out her son through official helicopter too.