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Kerala High Court orders CBI probe into 14-year-old case
The Hindu··5 Oct
The Kerala High Court directed the CBI to probe rifleman Subash Chandra Bose, missing since 2012, The Hindu reported. Justice G. Girish ruled on his father's petition after Bose vanished April 4, 2012 travelling from Kerala leave to Guwahati. The state had no objection to a CBI probe. The CBI had argued territorial jurisdiction limits.
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What It Means For You
- The family may gain a central agency inquiry after 14 years without confirmed leads on Bose.
- Paramilitary personnel reporting leave travel face the same rail routes the court cited.
- A CBI probe could reopen records from Visakhapatnam onward on the 2012 journey.
What's Happening
- Bose called his father from an unfamiliar number on April 4, 2012 from Visakhapatnam.
- Tripura State Rifles commandant informed the father on April 10, 2012 that Bose had not returned.
- The court said civil society owed support when a border-guarding jawan went missing.
BNSS journey jurisdiction rule
- The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita allows courts along a journey route to order inquiries.
- The court noted golden hours in missing cases are typically 48 to 72 hours.
- The CBI said tracing someone after 14 years was unlikely, which the court rejected.
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