Court Transfers 9-Year-Old Investigation into Alleged Sexual Assault and Murder of Minor Boy to CBI Due to Police Inability to Solve the Case: Gujarat High Court

In a recent judgment dated 16 August 2024, the Gujarat High Court ordered the transfer of an investigation related to a gruesome crime involving a minor to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The case, which began in 2015, involved the brutal murder and sexual assault of a minor and raised concerns about the handling of the investigation by the local authorities. Case Overview The petitioner, Ketan Mehta, a resident…