Overview

• Family members received multiple independent tips on July 7 placing Hasan Bastak at an Edeka store in a village outside Munich.
• Bastak disappeared on June 21 just before his 39th birthday and has been unreachable since, with his mobile phone switched off.
• An official missing-person report was filed with Nuremberg police on June 29 before relatives deployed posters and TikTok videos to galvanize public tips.
• On July 8, the family withdrew their TikTok appeal and transferred search coordination and oversight to law enforcement.
• Relatives and police are preparing mental health support and a safe reunion plan for Bastak, who has a documented history of depression and panic attacks.