Former RSS chief traced after missing for 5 hrs

Former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief KS Sudarshan, who was missing for about five hours after he went for a morning walk in Mysore today, has been traced and is safe, police said.

Updated on: Aug 3, 2012, 14:10:22 IST

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Former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief KS Sudarshan, who was missing for about five hours after he went for a morning walk in Mysore on Friday, has been traced and is safe, police said.

The over 80-year-old Sudarshan, who was visiting his brother in Mysore, about 130 km from Bangalore, went for a walk around 6 am. A police complaint was lodged after he did not return five hours later, a Mysore city police spokesperson told reporters.

"He has been found and is safe," the spokesperson said.

The family of Sudarshan's brother had lodged a complaint, police said, adding efforts were on to trace him.

The RSS had also confirmed that Sudarshan was missing.

Sudarshan went for a walk and did not return, it said in a statement.

(With inputs from IANS, PTI)

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