Mangaluru: The dean of a reputed private hospital in the city has gone missing, police said on Monday.

Sources said Dr Urbun D’Souza had told his wife that he was going to a nearby shop and left home on his two-wheeler late on Sunday night.

He has since been missing since then and later his mobile phone was also found to be switched off.

A missing complaint has been filed at Mangaluru South police station.

Police said his mobile phone location was last traced to a place near Ullal beach.

Further investigations are on, police added.