Missing Election Commission nodal officer found safe in Howrah

The nodal officer, Arnab Roy, was found after tracking the location of his mobile phone, the IPS officer said.

"We have found Mr Roy from a house in Howrah this morning. He is fine," the CID officer told PTI.

"Arnab Roy was traced near the Howrah station. He is fine and presently he is with his in-laws in Howrah. The reason for his disappearance will be clear after further investigation," Deputy Inspector General of Police Nishat Parvez said.

The CID officer also said that Roy was looking tired.

Asked whether Roy was abducted or he was hiding on his own, the officer said, "We will talk to him to find out what actually happened."

Asked about his disappearance, the Special Observer for West Bengal, Ajay V. Nayak, had told reporters: "I think it has something to do with his personal life and probably he was in depression."

But Roy's wife Anisha Jash denied that her husband was suffering from any kind of depression.

The 30-year-old officer was in-charge of EVMs and VVPATs for the Ranaghat parliamentary constituency.

He was posted in Krishnagar.

On April 18, Roy had left for work from his official residence and went to Bipradas Choudhury Polytechnic College, his current place of work.

He went missing from there.