Haywood and his family reached Mumbai from the American city of Arizona at around 0100 hrs, sources said. Haywood said he had only gone back for a short break.

His sudden exit under mysterious circumstances on August 17 kicked up a controversy despite a 'lookout' notice issued by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to all airports to guard against his departure. Immigration officials had even coming under the scanner.

The US national, who is employed with a multinational firm in Navi Mumbai, said he was never a ‘suspect’ and that he will continue with his business and will stay on in India.

Haywood had earlier undergone polygraph and brain mapping tests during investigation, but had been cleared of ‘doubt’ by the ATS officials.

They, however, wanted to investigate Haywood's allegations that an ATS official had demanded a bribe from him to clear him in the case. But the American said, "ATS has been completely straight, fair and actually friendly and helpful to me. We had different impostors posing from the media and any allegation along those lines was just press spinning it."

Haywood said refuting statements levelling the allegations and attributed to him.

"Obviously, I had not run away. I am back with my family. I am committed to my company, Campbell White and I have to complete my contract with them," Haywood told a TV channel.

Haywood also refuted allegations of him being a American spy. "It was quite strange. Anyone who has worked with me would know how ridiculous it is. I have got enough years of being a business professional," he said.