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Police Probe Disappearance of Minsa Engineer as Family Reports Card Purchases and Extortion Attempt

Relatives urge a fuller search after Michel Asto’s phone pinged to a vague spot near Huandoy.

Overview

  • Michel Asto Delgado, 34, vanished on Dec. 29 after leaving his job at a Minsa hospital and was last seen near the Izaguirre Metropolitano stop in Independencia.
  • His phone went offline that evening, and records reviewed by the family show a S/160 cash withdrawal shortly before he disappeared.
  • Two online transactions totaling S/3,600 were made on Dec. 30 using his cards at Banco Falabella, according to his wife, who alleges a kidnapping.
  • Unknown callers sought S/2,000 claiming to have him, a demand the family later concluded was an extortion attempt with no proof of custody.
  • The PNP has opened search and investigative actions as relatives criticize limited follow-up at the Huandoy geolocation and ask for tips at 964 312 855.