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The family of a young Hamilton man missing for more than a week now is getting more concerned about what’s happened. No one has seen or heard from Harmanjit Singh since last Monday.

His family says this is out of character. And now the Hamilton police homicide unit has taken over the investigation.

Harmanjit Singh’s family has flown in from Vancouver to help with the search. And his father arrived from India last night and came right here to meet with police. His family says they’re concerned and his disappearance doesn’t make sense.

Sunny Chahal, Harmanjit’s Uncle: “He wished me happy Diwali. I wished him back. I said I love you. He’s like Yeah I love you too and he said we will see each other soon.”

That was the last conversation Sunny Chahal had with his nephew.

19-year old Harmanjit Singh has been missing since last Monday. His family and friends say it just doesn’t make sense.

Sunny Chahal: “His phone dies and no one is responding. It is all out of character for someone who is always so connected just to be disappearing just like that. Kinda’ doesn’t add up.”

“It was very just kind of very out of the ordinary for him to go missing you know. He wasn’t that type of person.”

He graduated from manufacturing engineering at Mohawk College three weeks ago and had just received his work permit.

“Ever since he gave me the news that he got his work permit he was really happy saying he was going to get a job.”

He moved here from India a year and a half ago for school and his family says he was a good student.

“Hardworking. He’s really respectful of his elders and everybody else he cares about people’s feelings.”

Sikander Singh Dhillon: “He got his work permit and he wanted to join something related to his job and that’s all.”

Police tell us he was last seen by a friend in the passenger seat of a white SUV or van around 9am on October 27th. In the area of Violet Drive and Centennial Parkway in Stoney Creek.

His father has flown in from India to help with the investigation.

Sunny Chahal: “He’s like I can’t even begin to express my grief he’s been immensely terrified by this.”

The homicide unit is calling his disappearance suspicious. His family says they’re trying to stay positive.

“We have our hands joined and our heads bowed. So let’s hope he is somewhere he is safe and he comes home safely soon.”

His father says he spoke to Harmanjit the night before he went missing. It was a regular conversation with nothing out of the ordinary. He was telling his father he was excited that he had just received his work permit, already had some interviews and was looking forward to getting a job.

Police are looking to speak with anyone who may have any information about his disappearance.

When Singh disappeared, he was wearing a white t-shirt, grey headband, red baseball cap with some writing on it, grey sweatpants, slippers, and a shiny black Adidas jacket.