The police had registered an FIR for kidnapping. Photo: X/@ANI

Officials said that missing actor Gurucharan Singh, who played the character of Roshan Singh Sodhi in the TV serial ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’, returned home on May 17 after 24 days.

According to a police officer, Singh had gone on a spiritual journey during which he visited several gurudwaras and religious places in Punjab.

He returned home on Friday morning, the police officer said, adding that his statement has been recorded before the magistrate and he is fine.

The 51-year-old actor was to take a flight from here to Mumbai on the evening of April 22, but he did not reach his destination. His father, who lives in Palam, had informed the local police when his phone was not found.

The police had registered an FIR for kidnapping.