Found Deceased Canada- Irshaad Ikbal, 36, became separated from group of friends, 2am @ the Plaza of Nations, Vancouver, BC, 29 April 2023

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They don’t know if he was intoxicated the night he vanished, Khairati explains.

“That’s the other issue. We don’t know if he was impaired. We don’t know if he was on any drugs. We don’t know any of that information and neither does the Vancouver Police Department (VPD). As a Muslim myself, I know that’s considered haram, but we could care less about any of that, we just want him home. But there’s no evidence to say he was drinking or if he was on any drugs.”

Where does the investigation stand?

The VPD says the case will remain open until Ikbal is found.

Police say they’ve checked his social media accounts, phone, and bank records and there has been no activity. Adding, they’ve searched hospitals, shelters, jails, and morgues and there’s zero sign of him. They’ve also used their drone to scan from above and have checked waterways around Vancouver.

“This is both a troubling and puzzling case,” said Sgt. Steve Addison, adding police have had few tips and no significant leads. “For somebody to go missing without any real leads or clues as to what happened is unusual and it’s out of character.”

#VPDNews: Have you seen 36-year-old Irshaad Ikbal? He was last seen around 2 a.m. Saturday near the Plaza of Nations on Pacific Blvd. Anyone who has seen, or knows his whereabouts, is asked to call 911 immediately.
More info: Vancouver Police search for missing man - Vancouver Police Department pic.twitter.com/1FlgJF6Buo
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) May 1, 2023

Addison says police are encouraging anyone out there to call them if they know anything about this case.

“Anyone who may have picked him up and given him a ride. Anybody who was with him. Anybody who has information — just give us a call. It might be the smallest detail that could help us advance this case.”
 

Missing Vancouver man Suleiman Khawar's remains found, police investigating

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...Speaking to CityNews, Sgt. Steve Addison says while there are similarities between Khawar’s death and the death of Irshad Ikbaal, there is no “evidentiary link” that police have discovered between the two cases.

“They’re both very tragic cases that are still under investigation. But at this point, there’s no indication that the two cases are connected. Right now, it’s just a coincidence that this has happened. There’s no evidence or indication that the two cases are connected,” he said.

Ikbaal’s body was found in False Creek on May 18, just two weeks prior to the disappearance of Khawar. The cause of the man’s death has not yet been determined, with the VPD saying the coroner is also looking into the matter.

The VPD adds its “investigation into Irshaad’s disappearance remains open.”


 
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Body found on shores of Northeast False Creek

June 15, 2023

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...“The call came in at 5:18 a.m. and the body appears to be a man’s body,” said public information officer Const. Tania Visintin. “Everything else is still under investigation.”

The bodies of two men who went missing after visiting downtown nightclubs were found recently in False Creek, less than three weeks apart.

Langley’s Irshaad Iqbal, 36, went missing April 29 after attending the Harbour Event Centre. His body was found May 18 near the Plaza of Nations. On June 5, a boater near Granville Island found the body of Suleiman Khawar, 23, who went missing after visiting the Mansion Club in the Paradox Hotel, formerly known as the Trump International.
 

The body has been identified as that of a 26-year-old man, though police say his death is not believed to be the result of a crime. The BC Coroners Service is investigating the death.
 

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