Overview
- A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped and found murdered in her hostel near Kurnool in 2017, and a state Special Investigation Team first handled the case.
- The Andhra Pradesh government transferred the case to the CBI in 2020 after family members and rights groups complained of no progress under local investigators.
- The CBI filed to be recused from the probe in 2025, a procedural move the family says has left the investigation effectively stalled and without active federal investigators.
- The victim's parents met YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and publicly accused Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan of using the case for political gain while failing to act, and Jagan's party pledged legal and political support.
- The family alleges forensic reports and DNA evidence were compromised, a claim that undercuts the case's evidentiary basis and raises the risk that legal remedies may be limited unless records are recovered or new inquiries are opened.