Anu Solanki, [FOUND SAFE] Missing Wheeling, IL Woman

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No trace of missing 24 year old woman


WHEELING | Cops say she may have fallen into Des Plaines River while disposing of statue.


"But Solanki told a friend earlier Monday in a cell phone call that she feared several men were following her as she left work, her husband said, though she then called back to say they were no longer in sight."

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/7...sing27.article

[FocusFactor]

Her car was found with the motor running.
She'd gone to the river on an errand to dispose of a religious statue in the river.

The Ganesh statue was supposed to be wrapped in red cloth and PLACED into the river. So...she wouldn't have tossed it in, she would have walked right to the bank and that can be steep and icy.

Probably an accidental drowning. Except- weird that she thought men were following her.

[rockford2]

Originally Posted by FocusFactor

Her car was found with the motor running.
She'd gone to the river on an errand to dispose of a religious statue in the river.

The Ganesh statue was supposed to be wrapped in red cloth and PLACED into the river. So...she wouldn't have tossed it in, she would have walked right to the bank and that can be steep and icy.

Probably an accidental drowning. Except- weird that she thought men were following her.

I thought so as well. But it hasn't been icy around here, just muddy. But it does sound as though she meant to place the religious statue into the water very quickly and jump back into her car.

[SavannahStar]

Did you also hear that they found a purse full of money in her car? Unclear as to whether that was an additional purse, not her personal purse, and whether or not it was money from where she worked. But apparently it wasn't a robbery, IF those four men were after her.

All very odd.

[rockford2]

Originally Posted by SavannahStar

Did you also hear that they found a purse full of money in her car? Unclear as to whether that was an additional purse, not her personal purse, and whether or not it was money from where she worked. But apparently it wasn't a robbery, IF those four men were after her.

All very odd.

NO!! I didn't hear about that. Still reeling in shock and anger over Benazir Bhutto's assassination.


Well that's odd. And did police interview her husband yet about the money? I wonder if she had gone to the bank first? I need to get with it today.

[Pauli]

Anu Solanki (left) moved to the Chicago area after getting married. Rescue workers search the Des Plaines River near northwest suburban Wheeling after her car was found with its engine running in a forest preserve parking lot. (Courtesy/Rob Dicker/STNG)

[rockford2]

Originally Posted by HarlettOhara

Anu Solanki (left) moved to the Chicago area after getting married. Rescue workers search the Des Plaines River near northwest suburban Wheeling after her car was found with its engine running in a forest preserve parking lot. (Courtesy/Rob Dicker/STNG)

the story was the lead on the noon news. The family is gathered at home and are being interviewed. I pray she wasn't abducted.

[FocusFactor]

Rockford, do you remember how windy it was on Monday?
Gusts that knocked out power, etc. Maybe she was just caught off balance and off guard. Plus, I think a riverbank would be steep and icy/muddy no matter what the wind conditions were.

The current there is pretty fast, although shallow and she may be caught on branches under water. The Fox River near me is iced over, I'm surprised the DP isn't.

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Originally Posted by FocusFactor

Rockford, do you remember how windy it was on Monday?
Gusts that knocked out power, etc. Maybe she was just caught off balance and off guard. Plus, I think a riverbank would be steep and icy/muddy no matter what the wind conditions were.

The current there is pretty fast, although shallow and she may be caught on branches under water. The Fox River near me is iced over, I'm surprised the DP isn't.

Yes....the wind was clocked at 70MPH in Chicago. Hubby says he thinks they would have found the body by now but you bring up a good point. He also said he thought he heard that her purse and computer were missing. Did you hear that?
i keep coming in at the tail end of the story.

[FocusFactor]

Yes, the Herald says there was another purse with money.
From the story (today):
Raising concern now is Anu Solanki's reported cell phone call to a friend around 2 p.m. Monday. She told her friend a group of men in a car were following her, and that they were the same men who watched her count money inside the Westin Hotel gift shop, where she works.

But Solanki called her friend back five minutes later and said the car was gone, her husband said.

Mayberry did not say how seriously police are investigating the possibility of foul play, or whether they are looking for the car Solanki said she saw on her way to dispose of the idol.

She could have run off, but she'd have needed the money and car, I think.
It would be quite ironic if she'd have slipped into the river while trying to place her statue there to avoid bad luck.

http://dailyherald.com/story/?id=102441

Another pic of Anu