Indian Forest Service officer goes missing from Ramnagar

Police said his son Vishal informed the police that Subbarao was missing since August 2 and he filed a complaint in this regard.

A senior officer of the Indian Forest Service (IFS) was missing since he left his official residence in Ramnagar on the outskirts of Varanasi on August 2, the police said.

KV Subbarao told his family that he was going to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi that day but did not return. (Getty Images)

KV Subbarao, 57, who has been posted in the Kashi Wildlife Division for the last five years, told his family that he was going to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi that day but did not return, the police added.

Police said his son Vishal informed the police that Subbarao was missing since August 2 and he filed a complaint in this regard.

Circle officer, Kotwali, Brijnandan Rai confirmed the complaint was registered and the matter was being investigated.