MUS-2026-0614
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MUS-2026-0614
Missing person
- Incident
- 2016
- Indexed
- Nov 2, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Victoria Police
- Location
- Melbourne Australia
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Tej Chitnis, 21, left his home in Burwood East, Melbourne, at about 10 am on April 27, 2016, saying he was heading into the city. His silver 2005 Volkswagen Golf was instead captured on CCTV in Healesville, about 50 kilometres away, at 11:34 am, and his phone went off at 11:26 am. He never returned for his father's birthday dinner that evening, and his phone, bank accounts and car have produced no trace since. He has never been found, and no one has been charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- April 27, 2016
At about 10 am, Chitnis leaves home in Burwood East; at 11:34 am his car is captured on CCTV in Healesville.
- April 27, 2016
He misses his father's birthday dinner that evening and his bank accounts are never used again.
- May 12, 2016
Workmates launch a social media plea and police release the CCTV.
Key people
The people in the file.
21, of Burwood East, Melbourne. 170 to 175 centimetres, medium build, short black hair and brown eyes; driving a silver 2005 Volkswagen Golf, registration TTF 517.
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Investigating agency
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