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Crime
Jharkhand High Court transfers 2020 missing girl case to CBI over interstate links
✍️ The Indian Express
🗓 30 Aug 2026, 01:03 AM
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The Jharkhand High Court has ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to take over the probe into a girl who disappeared in 2020, citing connections that span state borders.
The bench of the Jharkhand High Court ruled that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will now handle the investigation of a girl who went missing in 2020. The court’s decision was based on evidence suggesting that the disappearance involved links across state lines, prompting a need for a federal investigative agency.
Lawyers for the victim’s family had earlier petitioned the court, arguing that the state police were unable to trace the missing person due to the alleged interstate dimension of the case. The court examined the submissions and directed the CBI to assume jurisdiction, aiming for a more coordinated inquiry.
The CBI has been instructed to file a detailed report on the progress of the investigation and to coordinate with law‑enforcement agencies in the other states implicated. The move underscores the judiciary’s willingness to involve central agencies when crimes appear to cross regional boundaries.
The case, which has remained unresolved for several years, has drawn attention from human‑rights groups and the media, highlighting concerns over missing‑person investigations in remote areas of Jharkhand.
Lawyers for the victim’s family had earlier petitioned the court, arguing that the state police were unable to trace the missing person due to the alleged interstate dimension of the case. The court examined the submissions and directed the CBI to assume jurisdiction, aiming for a more coordinated inquiry.
The CBI has been instructed to file a detailed report on the progress of the investigation and to coordinate with law‑enforcement agencies in the other states implicated. The move underscores the judiciary’s willingness to involve central agencies when crimes appear to cross regional boundaries.
The case, which has remained unresolved for several years, has drawn attention from human‑rights groups and the media, highlighting concerns over missing‑person investigations in remote areas of Jharkhand.