The family of a missing Surrey, B.C., newlywed is putting up a $10,000 reward for any information that will lead to her whereabouts.
Sarabjit Johal, 21, was last seen driving away from her home at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday in her 1992 Toyota Camry. Her family and coworkers say her disappearance is very out of character.
Her husband, Malkit Johal, told CTV News he realized she was gone when he came home from work early Sunday morning.
"I don't know why she leave the house," he said.
His grandmother says the night Sarabjit disappeared she went to get something from her car and said she would be right back. She took her keys and put on a green jacket but never came back.
A neighbour, Cory, says he told police about a car he heard early Sunday morning making a lot of noise.
"At first I thought an alarm was going off. I wasn't sure what was going on. It sounded like he was peeling off, just taking off, laying on the horn at someone," he said.
Sarabjit, who works as a cleaner at Chocolate Works in Coquitlam, is described by coworkers as reliable and friendly.
Her boss, Ingrid Sheere, said one of her family members called to see if she had arrived for work on Monday morning. She hadn't.
"She was super reliable, always on time," she said. "When she left on Friday, she was happy as always and wished us a good weekend."
Earlier this week, her husband told reporters he thought his wife was somewhere in Surrey because she's not familiar with roads outside of the city. But her employer says she drove from Surrey to her job in Coquitlam in her green car regularly.
On Thursday, the husband's family repeatedly denied to give interviews to reporters. They said Sarabjit's husband couldn't speak because he was in bed with a fever.
The RCMP has interviewed Malkit Johal several times. They summoned the missing woman's sister, Narinder, to RCMP headquarters for questioning Thursday.
Const. Peter Neily says finding the newlywed's missing car is a priority.
"It is going to be a starting point that we believe she left in the car, therefore we think the car would be associated to her. So hopefully if we find the car we'll find her," he said.
The couple has been married less than a year. Sarbjit came to Canada three years ago and her husband a year later. It is an arranged marriage.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Lisa Rossington
