Police checking CCTV in bid to help trace missing 17-year-old female

POLICE UPDATE: “Arsa Farahbakhsh, who was reported missing in Edinburgh, has been traced safe and well.

“Thank you to all who shared our appeal.”

Police are appealing for the assistance of the public to help trace Arsa Farahbakhsh, 17, who has been missing from Edinburgh since Wednesday, 11 September 2024.​

Arsa, who is originally from Iran and only recently came to Scotland, is 5ft in height and has long red/auburn hair. It is not known what she is wearing.​

Inspector Paul Thomson, Police Scotland, Edinburgh, said:“Arsa was last seen in the Calder Gardens area of Edinburgh around 3.45pm on Wednesday, 11 September. It is thought she intended to travel to Glasgow where we believe she has associates in the Partick and Maryhill areas.​

“Arsa was spoken to at 2pm on Thursday but since then there have been no sightings of her nor further contact.​

“Officers have been checking CCTV in the area since she was reported missing and are liaising with colleagues in Glasgow in an effort to trace her.

​“We all just want to make sure she is safe and well and so would ask anyone who knows where she is to contact police.

​“We’d also appeal to Arsa herself to get come back as soon as possible.”​

Information can be passed to officers via 101. Please quote incident number 0134 of Thursday, 12 September 2024 when calling.