NJ NJ- Simran Simran, 24, Indian national, vanished after arriving in the US for an arranged marriage, 20 June 2025, *Doesn't speak English/no family*

[annpats]

I was wondering about that too. I've never met ANY Indians with the same first and last name... Or any non-Indians, for that matter (except maybe one whose married name was the same as her first, but that doesn't count). Her name does sound oddly similar to Sirhan Sirhan (who isn't Indian).

Simran tends to be a Punjabi and/or Sikh name.
Most female Sikhs take the surname Kaur, and most male Sikhs take the surname Singh.
Not all of course, but Kaur is definitely a good bet on a potential surname for her, especially so for an unmarried female.

MOO.

 

[TMich6811]

I dunno sounds like a story to me. I hope she is safe but my tinglies are up

 

[truthfinder2019]

There are things that make me wonder.
First, it is whoever reported her missing that knew of the arranged marriage. Since noone can be contacted back in India, it must be someone in the US, presumably the family of the future husband or the husband to be himself.
Second, if she were to marry into her culture in the US, could well be that quite some money was sent to her for the trip and for necessities, for the dress etc.
Third, it is always the parents that organise the marriage, often when the kids are still teenagers but when they are adults as well. So her to be husband or his parents must have had a contact in India.
If so, LE cannot manage to contact them, could it be a scam on her side? To get the money and free access to the US.
Fourth, in the previous photo she was in Atlantic City. So she knows someone in the US.
One of the two pics, with the same dress as the one standing, is in a car.

Could anyone find her social media ?

 

[Sherlock437]

I have no idea what the facts are in this specific case, but yes, men (and women) pay airfare for strangers to visit them. I have known multiple people who have done this and talked one man out of doing it. None of them were serious prospective marriages, more like hook ups. For some of them, it's a romantic, thrilling idea. These people didn't exactly have a lot of disposable income, either.

Damn !! For real ? I didn't know that people pay airfare for strangers, in spite of not having earning a hefty income is what confuses me... Like how ? If I have a decent disposable income, I would save up the money and travel the world, right ? :\

 

[Sherlock437]

Don't believe everything you see on TV.
Getting a K1 spouse visa is difficult, costly and time consuming. Below is what I researched and posted earlier in the thread. (There is a link below to the official US immigration website detailing it all.)

The fiancé K1 visa to come to the US and marry can take up to 11 months to process, and involves much paperwork, and an in-person interview at a US embassy in the home country.
It can cost up to $2300.

The 2 people intending to marry must have met in person at least 2 years prior to the application for the visa.

If the visa is issued, the applicant has up to 90 days to get married.

Nonimmigrant Visa for a Fianc(é)e (K-1)

travel.state.gov

The K1 visa theory has actually been posted here and I continued the convo from that post, not that I had seen on TV. But thank you for the info though.

 

[Sherlock437]

It seems insane, but I've seen instances where people have been catfished out of lots of money. Plane tickets where the woman didn't show up, duped into buying a new washer and dryer, etc. Dating websites are fine, that's how I met my wife, but I wouldn't spend a dime on a woman without meeting first, just out of common sense.

Right ? Like how could anyone believe the other person enough to send money , flight tickets etc., just becoz they have been chatting with the other person for a while. Like.., where's the trust or guarantee that the other person wouldn't take advantage of you. If any stranger offers air fares or expensive gifts, to me, I would probably be of the assumptions that the intentions are bad or could even be a criminal activity - like organ trafficking etc.

 

[Sherlock437]

JMO they were maybe in on the possible scam because I believe the groom does have to get permission from the bride's family and not sure if there's a financial element to it - they possibly just wanted to get their daughter to the U.S. Speculation only!

Another possible speculation in my opinion - maybe the girl did not have any parents and probably found a way to scam / dupe the groom-to-be by creating fake parents, and must've scammed / lured the groom-to-be to send her money ? Maybe the groom-to-be has sent in quite some money before and this is for them to be together finally at last?
If she did arrive on a Tourist visa and if the parents are in it , then why would they (the parents) take on the trouble of finding a fake potential partner, cuz any person knowing of her identity would only cause hurdles especially someone living in the US - cuz they can easily know the workings of the country and can go file a complaint with the police. If it was supposed to be a scam, they wouldn't have let anyone else know about her arrival, unless as mentioned in the previous para, the groom-to-be must've transferred a lot of cash or gifted other expensive things.

 

[Izzylizzy]

If I tap on the link in my post, it takes me to the LPD page, the post is there?

A little late to reply but this is what I get.

This content isn't available right now​

When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.

 

[Cat4]

Have anymore official statements been released? We only know the bare minimum. Thank you

 

[Pseudonymph]

I feel like this is a scam that will be pretty quick to unravel, but if I’m wrong I hope she is OK.

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

Simran tends to be a Punjabi and/or Sikh name.
Most female Sikhs take the surname Kaur, and most male Sikhs take the surname Singh.
Not all of course, but Kaur is definitely a good bet on a potential surname for her, especially so for an unmarried female.

MOO.

Ah, that explains why a brother and sister in my high school class had the surnames Kaur and Singh.

 

[Cardgame]

I might be wrong, but haven't those photos been provided by whoever reported her missing? They could easily be from a dating website IMO. They have been released to show what she looks like, not what she looked like when she vanished.

If she's been seen on surveillance footage, why not release that image?

If it's not clear enough to identify her, then how do they know it's her?

Maybe these photos were taken in the days prior to her being reported missing. But one of them looks like a selfie. How would the person reporting her missing have access to a selfie unless she sent it to them? Since she has her own phone, presumably. And why would she send it to them if they were together?

So many questions!

 

[Angelcat13]

Right ? Like how could anyone believe the other person enough to send money , flight tickets etc., just becoz they have been chatting with the other person for a while. Like.., where's the trust or guarantee that the other person wouldn't take advantage of you. If any stranger offers air fares or expensive gifts, to me, I would probably be of the assumptions that the intentions are bad or could even be a criminal activity - like organ trafficking etc.

Exactly! And I was a skeptic even before being a member here. Now I'm even more so after all the cases/stories we see here. It always amazes me how people can fall for some of the stories they do.

 

[Aegon_the_Conqueror]

I might be wrong, but haven't those photos been provided by whoever reported her missing? They could easily be from a dating website IMO. They have been released to show what she looks like, not what she looked like when she vanished.

If she's been seen on surveillance footage, why not release that image?

If it's not clear enough to identify her, then how do they know it's her?

Maybe these photos were taken in the days prior to her being reported missing. But one of them looks like a selfie. How would the person reporting her missing have access to a selfie unless she sent it to them? Since she has her own phone, presumably. And why would she send it to them if they were together?

So many questions!

The photos probably weren't from a dating website because they were taken on the same day (she's wearing the same clothes in both) shortly after she got to the US.

What's weird is she obviously went to Atlantic City BEFORE she was last seen in Lindenwold... If what the police said is true. They said she was wearing grey sweatpants and a white T-shirt the last time she was seen on surveillance (those aren't surveillance photos, either). So she flew to the US... Probably Philly, but possibly Newark or JFK... then went all the way to AC, then turned around and went back to Lindenwold. So not knowing English obviously hasn't been a crutch when it comes to getting around. She's no dummy.

 

[Lucy6226]

If this was a dating scam then they would just take the money for tickets and run imo. I doubt they would actually get on a plane using the tickets someone else purchased...their passport and visa would identify them quickly when then victim reported the scam.

I don't know, my hinky meter is up. Who's to say they didn't meet up, spend a few days together and then something went wrong? MOO

 

[modesty blaise]

Indian woman missing in US days after arriving for arranged marriage - The Economic Times

Simran, a 24-year-old woman from India, has disappeared in New Jersey shortly after arriving for a possible arranged marriage. Lindenwold police are actively searching for her after she was last seen alone, checking her phone. Authorities believe she may not have intended to go through with the...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

''While initial reports suggested she came to the US for an arranged marriage, police now believe she may not have intended to go through with it and may have used the opportunity to enter the country.''

Good for her! I hope she is well.

 

[Knox]

Good for her! I hope she is well.

I’m not sure if I am misunderstanding your intent. But if what you quoted is true. She used the groom to finance her entry into the US under false pretenses? You’re ok with that?

 

[modesty blaise]

I’m not sure if I am misunderstanding your intent. But if what you quoted is true. She used the groom to finance her entry into the US under false pretenses? You’re ok with that?

I understand that is what is reported.
If she got herself out of a situation she did not wish to be in I support that.

 

[Knox]

If this was a dating scam then they would just take the money for tickets and run imo. I doubt they would actually get on a plane using the tickets someone else purchased...their passport and visa would identify them quickly when then victim reported the scam.

I don't know, my hinky meter is up. Who's to say they didn't meet up, spend a few days together and then something went wrong? MOO

The groom likely would not have given money, but purchased the ticket and sent her the flight information.

I believe she did spend a few days with the groom/family. Then someone picked her up and she left. I suspect she was talking to someone in the states online and this was the plan all along.

Whatever the case, I hope we get an update soon.

 

[Angelcat13]

The photos probably weren't from a dating website because they were taken on the same day (she's wearing the same clothes in both) shortly after she got to the US.

What's weird is she obviously went to Atlantic City BEFORE she was last seen in Lindenwold... If what the police said is true. They said she was wearing grey sweatpants and a white T-shirt the last time she was seen on surveillance (those aren't surveillance photos, either). So she flew to the US... Probably Philly, but possibly Newark or JFK... then went all the way to AC, then turned around and went back to Lindenwold. So not knowing English obviously hasn't been a crutch when it comes to getting around. She's no dummy.

I don’t know if this been brought up and/or answered, but do we really know that she can’t speak English? Some people are alleging that she may have scammed someone (or been part of a scam) in order to come to the US and possibly get a decent amount of money. If this is true, IMO it could be possible that she knows English at least well enough, but pretended not to speak English? Maybe she would do this so people not expect her to be able to get around in the US. Or so people around her would comfortably speak English and not feel the need to be careful about what they say because think she can’t understand what they are saying. Is the information she might get in this manner be important enough to sell for some reason or maybe to use against someone in order to get money or something in exchange? There are so many potential scenarios. I just hope she is safe.