Overview
- The family says Gade Sai Krishna was taken by Krishnalanka police on May 9 and has not been seen since, prompting fears he was tortured or killed in custody.
- Sai Krishna’s mother filed a habeas corpus petition that led the Andhra Pradesh High Court to order police to produce him by June 29 after they failed to appear on June 15.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu ordered an inquiry by a senior IPS officer and the state suspended and moved Circle Inspector Nagaraju to the vacancy reserve.
- A magistrate court directed police to secure Krishnalanka station CCTV from May 1 to June 1 and to produce call data records for Sai Krishna and his mother to preserve key evidence.
- Opposition leaders and civil groups are calling for a judicial or CBI investigation and say the case tests police accountability, while authorities deny holding Sai Krishna and say special teams are searching.