Chicago Couple Missing in Mexico City After Location and Banking Alerts

A Chicago couple living in Mexico City disappeared last week while retrieving disability equipment for a family member. Guillermo Jafett Hidalgo Ortiz, 57, and Zafar Padamsee Mawani, 56, moved from Chicago to the Tlalpan neighborhood in October to care for Mawani’s mother, who has Alzheimer’s.

Relatives said the couple vanished last Wednesday while picking up equipment from local contractors. Ortiz shared his location near a hospital in southern Mexico City that day. Both phones stopped sending WhatsApp messages around 6:20 p.m. while the couple was in the contractors’ car, according to Mexican outlet Infobae.

Twenty-four hours later, the couple’s bank sent an automatic alert about large money transfers to multiple recipients. Money was withdrawn from their accounts the following day. Mexican authorities are investigating the disappearance. The Mexican consulate in Chicago stated it will provide consular assistance within its authority and will communicate updates through official channels.