HC raps police for sloppy probe in techie disappearance case

The Karnataka High Court expressed dismay over the sloppy investigation of software engineer Ajitabh's disappearance, as the government counsel failed to produce a satisfactory report on the case.

Ajitabh Kumar (29) disappeared under mysterious circumstances on December 18. He was last seen while leaving to sell his car to a buyer on OLX.

The court made these observations during the hearing by Justice Aravind Kumar, based on a petition by Ajitabh's father Ashok Kumar Sinha, who sought direction to shift the case from the state police to the CBI.

On Friday, the government counsel failed to produce a satisfactory report with credible leads on the investigation, prompting the court to observe that the report seems like an eyewash without even the minimum of effort by the probe team.

The court ordered the police to produce the details of calls made between December 18 and 26 from Ajitabh's number in the next hearing. It said the investigating team could not get the call record details from the service provider, which should have been the first thing in the probe process.

It also scoffed at the police, saying they achieved no progress in the investigations despite constant prodding, while even an average student would make more effort to better his scores with repeated instructions. It said the CID's memo only shows its casual approach.

The court posted the matter to June 14 for further hearing.