Missing EC nodal officer found in Howrah

Press Trust of India  |  Kolkata 

A nodal of the Election Commission who had gone missing from Krishnagar, seven days ago, was found in a house in by the CID, a said.

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

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

The 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."

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.

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First Published: Thu, April 25 2019. 12:05 IST