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Monish Venkatesan Missing Person Case

Last seen in Chaska, Minnesota on Feb 09, 2007

Victim Details

Jul 16, 2011

Jan 09, 2024

Monish

Venkatesan

23

4

44 inches

39 lbs

Asian

Male

Feb 09, 2007

Chaska

Minnesota

Carver County

55318

No

27750

Chaksa Police Department

Chaksa

Minnesota

Carver County

55318

Rob Stock

Captain

2 City Hall Plaza, Minnesota

9524484200

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.chaskamn.com/177/Police

07005101

Chaksa Police Department

Black

Brown

Brown

07/14/2026


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Monish Narayan Venkatesan, a 4-year-old boy from Chaska, Minnesota, was last seen on February 9, 2007. His disappearance was classified as a family abduction. Along with his sister, Prathima Venkatesan, Monish was taken by their non-custodial mother, Renukadevi Venkatesan. A felony warrant for Renukadevi’s arrest was issued on January 4, 2008, after the children went missing. It is believed that they may have been taken to India, although their exact whereabouts remain unknown.

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