Kamal Badal Khalko, the priest, had not returned after leaving home on October 15, his wife Amita informed the police.
The priest, who stays at Hurhuru locality here, was available on mobile till 2 pm on that day and thereafter it was found switched off.
"Since the place of occurrence is Ranchi we could not lodge an FIR. The incident has been referred to Ranchi police. All the police stations have been alerted in Hazaribagh and Ranchi districts," sources in the local police said.
