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The family of a missing Indian origin student has offered a $15,000 reward to anyone who will provide information on his whereabout. Hoping to locate the missing 19-year-old student the family has offered the cash reward.

The student named Pravin Varughese from Morton Grove was last seen in Carbondale, Illinois at around 11 PM on Wednesday. He is studying criminal justice and is a second-year student at Southern Illinois University.

Carbondale Police Department has issued a statement that the victim's family is offering a cash reward of $15,000 for any information that might lead to Varughese's recovery.

The missing student's sister, Priya Varughese has said that on the night he was last seen Pravin, his cousin and a roommate had attended a house party in the neighbourhood. Pravin Varughese lives with a cousin and a roommate in an apartment outside the university campus.

Pravin's last Twitter post on that night was "Bloody knuckles...guess I was in a fight #backdown." Priya reportedly said that she was not sure what the post meant. Later Pravin called up a friend and it sounded as if he was arguing or running.

Police teams have searched the area by airplane and helicopter after getting investigative leads. According to police, search for Pravin Varughese is on.

Family members and friends of the missing student have even set up a Facebook page titled 'Missing: Pravin Varughese' to try and locate him.

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