Aarshiya Patil was three when she and her one-year-old sister Jiaa were last seen from their home in Thornton, Colorado, around Christmas 2010. Authorities describe Aarshiya as of Indian descent, with black hair, brown eyes, about three feet nine inches tall and roughly 45 pounds. She spoke English, Hindi and Marathi.

Investigators believe the girls were taken by their non-custodial mother, Ritu Hemchandra Desai, in what is treated as a family abduction rather than a random disappearance. Law enforcement has indicated the children may have been taken out of the United States and possibly located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. The Thornton Police Department continues to list their whereabouts as unknown.

The exact date of the disappearance is not specified in available details and many questions remain about how and where the family traveled after leaving Colorado. Does anyone have information about Aarshiya, Jiaa or their mother’s movements around December 2010 or contacts in the Pune area?