Telangana High Court Seeks Reports on Hyderabad Student Missing in Finland

Overview

• The parents of Gujja Manideep Reddy filed a writ in the Telangana High Court seeking urgent action after he became untraceable in early May while studying in Finland.
• Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy issued notices to the Union government, the Indian Embassy in Helsinki, the embassy’s consular wing, Telangana Police and other agencies and directed them to file responses.
• The Centre told the court that Finnish police have registered a missing‑person case and were investigating, and that the family received updates through May 29.
• The petition asks officials to use diplomatic and administrative channels to obtain digital, financial, academic, transport and surveillance records that could assist the search.
• The court posted the matter for further hearing on June 24 and the record contains unresolved factual gaps, including conflicting reports about the student’s level of study at LUT University.