New Delhi. The mystery of the disappearance of actor Gurucharan Singh, who played the role of Roshan Singh Sodhi in the TV serial ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’, has deepened. Delhi Police found that the actor was using 27 different email accounts due to the fear of being ‘surveilled’ by someone. According to a police officer associated with the investigation, the actor suspected that he was being ‘surveilled’, due to which he frequently changed his email accounts. Actor Gurucharan Singh (51 years) was to take a flight from here to Mumbai on the evening of 22 April, but he did not reach his destination. His father, who lives in Palam, informed the local police when he could not contact him on phone.
A case was registered at Palam police station on April 26 under section 365 of the Indian Penal Code (kidnapping with intent to take out of India or secretly confine) a police official said. The officer said that a police team has been assigned the task of tracing the actor’s location from his mobile phone. The officer said that Singh’s mobile phone was switched off since 9.22 pm on April 22. Based on CCTV footage, his last location was traced to Dabri in south-west Delhi, where he reached in an e-rickshaw hired from near the IGI airport.
Singh used to have two mobile phones
The actor owned two mobile phones but had left one of them at his home in Delhi. Another officer said, his last call was to his friend, who was to pick him up at the Mumbai airport. Police teams have also investigated financial transactions from their bank accounts and credit cards. They show that the last transaction was for Rs 14,000. He had withdrawn this amount from one of his bank accounts on the day of his disappearance. The police officer said that Singh’s financial condition was not good as he had many loans and dues.
Where is Gurucharan Singh for the last 15 days? The elderly father is anxious for his son, said – we are waiting for his return.
A dozen police teams started investigating
A police officer said at least a dozen police teams, including the crime branch and special cell, are working to trace them. Another officer said Singh was a follower of a sect for which he used to visit a meditation center in Chhatarpur, Delhi. The police have taken statements of followers of the sect who knew him. The officer said that police teams have also visited some states like Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand to get any leads regarding the case.
Tags: Delhi police, Delhi Police Special Cell, New Delhi Police, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 10, 2024, 19:23 IST