CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has asked the CBI to investigate the case of a missing person of Gangapur in Ganjam district. The division bench comprising Chief Justice V Gopalagowda and Justice BN Mohapatra has directed the Director-General of Police, Orissa, to immediately hand over the case diary and all documents relating to the missing Bishnu Nayak to the CBI officer designated for the probe.The CBI has to investigate and find out if the person is alive or dead and submit its report to the court in 12 weeks. Nayak has been missing for the last three years.The Central agency may take assistance of the present investigating officer of the Crime Branch in the matter. The court’s directives came in response to a writ petition filed by one Susanta Nayak, brother of Bishnu Nayak.As per case records, Bishnu’s father was a witness in a murder case. He was killed by the murderers to erase all evidence. However, Bishnu witnessed his father’s murder and was kidnapped by the killers on August 10, 2008, petitioner advocate Sujata Dash submitted.A case was subsequently filed in Gangapur police station but the fate of Bishnu or his whereabouts is not known. The petitioner expressed fear that Bishnu might have been killed. He also alleged that the police are hand in glove with the accused.Considering the submissions and the period consumed to trace the victim, the bench observed that it was proper and desirable to entrust the investigation with CBI.
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