A complete mystery: Parents appeal over Leeds student’s disappearance

Relatives and police remain baffled about why 21-year-old Aamir Qudeer, from Moortown, went missing without trace on February 26.

Last seen in Liverpool – a city he had visited only once before – the engineering student, who attends Bradford University, has not been in contact since.

His distraught mum and dad, Zatoon and Abdul Qudeer, of Scott Hall Road, say his disappearance is completely out of character.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Mrs Qudeer made a direct appeal to her son. She said: “We don’t know the reason why you left and disappeared as you did, but whatever it is we can sort it out as a family. Please come home, your dad and your sisters and I miss you.”

Aamir, who attended Leeds City College and worked for Capita in Stourton before starting university last September, was recorded on CCTV getting a train from Bradford to Leeds on the afternoon of February 26.

He then caught a train to Liverpool, where he was tracked on CCTV walking through the city. The last sighting of him was at about 7pm that evening.

The only previous occasion he is known to have been to Liverpool was to attend an open day at John Moores University.

It is known that he had missed lectures shortly before his disappearance, but there were no other signs that he was unhappy or in trouble.

He has never been involved with police.

Detective Inspector Neil Benstead, who is leading the search for the student, said there was no evidence he had come to harm but added: “We are incredibly concerned about Aamir.

“His disappearance is completely out of character – he’s part of a very close family.”

Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.