Kartavya Parashar, a two-year-old boy of Asian descent, was last seen in Troy, Michigan, around February 13, 2012. At the time he disappeared he was described as about 2 feet 3 inches tall, weighing around 40 pounds, with black shoulder-length hair and black eyes. Law enforcement records note he was last known to be in the company of his mother.

The case was assigned Troy Police Department case number 12-6172 and later added to the NamUs database on October 27, 2014. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is also involved under case number 7-DE-107006.