Karnataka IAS officer said to be missing had gone on leave, traced

Police are checking IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar’s travel records and other available leads to establish where he is currently staying and why he became unreachable. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement IAS officer Gnanendra Kumar, whose reported disappearance had triggered a police search in Bengaluru, has been traced to his hometown, police sources said.The officer had reportedly proceeded on leave to attend to personal work and a family emergency and travelled urgently to his hometown. He was upset over reports describing him as having mysteriously gone missing, sources said.According to a senior police officer, Jnanendra Kumar had applied for leave before leaving Bengaluru. However, owing to the holidays, the leave application was reportedly not communicated to the concerned officials in