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Patna HC orders CBI probe into man’s disappearance in police custody
The Patna High Court has ordered a CBI investigation into the disappearance of Sanoj Kumar, a centring mason who went missing after being detained by excise police in Bihar's Bhojpur district on…
The Story in Brief
The Patna High Court has ordered a CBI investigation into the disappearance of Sanoj Kumar, a centring mason who went missing after being detained by excise police in Bihar's Bhojpur district on August 13, 2025. Hindustan Times reports that Kumar called his family that evening saying he was being beaten, after which the call was cut. His father filed a complaint the next day. Police later claimed Kumar jumped from a moving vehicle and escaped. The court found the state investigation biased and tardy, noting that the vehicle's rear door was locked from outside, making escape impossible. Two assistant sub-inspectors and several home guards are suspects. The CBI must submit an action-taken report by September 11.
The Indian Opinion
The police claim that Sanoj Kumar jumped from a vehicle whose rear door was locked from outside is hard to swallow. The Patna High Court rightly smelled bias in the state investigation, which dawdled for a year while excise officials changed their story. But CBI probes are no magic wand, they too can drag. The real test is whether the agency files a concrete action-taken report by September 11. That will show if justice is merely being shuffled to another desk.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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