It was previously stated that comedian Sunil Pal had been missing for the past 24 hours. In the most recent development, though, the comic had made contact with the Mumbai police. After being unable to get in touch with Pal for several hours, his wife went to the Santacruz police station on Tuesday to file a missing person's complaint.

Sunil Pal found after wife reports him missing

Officer Daya Nayak of the Mumbai Crime Branch told Etimes that Sunil was found safe. Girish Wankhede, a trade analyst, told the portal, "Sunil told me there was a problem but now he is out of it. He is now taking a flight from Delhi to Mumbai."

Celebrity paparazzo Viral Bhayani also shared an update about Sunil last night. Taking to Instagram he shared that one of his team members contacted Sunil’s wife and she confirmed that the comedian had spoken to the police. 

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 The post reads “When Team Viral Bhayani reached out to his wife Sarita, she replied (on message), that, “Sunil ji se baat ho gayee. He has spoken to the police”. (I have spoken to Sunil ji. He has also spoken to the police).”

What actually happened?

The police began looking into the situation, but no official report of a missing individual was made, according to IndiaTVnews. When Santacruz Police got back in touch with the comic hours after the investigation, they discovered that his phone had malfunctioned.

Comedian Sunil Pal has gone missing after attending a show outside Mumbai. His wife, unable to reach him, filed a missing person report at the Santacruz police station. Sunil was expected to return home today, but he hasn't, and his phone remains unreachable. The police are… pic.twitter.com/qdr6tFQWtq

— IANS (@ians_india) December 3, 2024

 For the unversed, Sunil Pal is well-known for his hilarious stand-up comedy; in 2005, he even participated in The Great Laughter Challenge. In addition to performing stand-up comedy, Sunil has demonstrated his flexibility in Bollywood movie roles.

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