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)