The Supreme Court, on 12 October 2026, demanded a CBI probe into the disappearance of 28‑year‑old Sai Krishna from police custody in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The three‑judge bench—Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Augustine George Masih, and Justice Sandeep Mehta—held a session with YSRCP MP Maddila Gurumoorthy’s petition, slamming the state machinery for delays and evidence tampering.
The bench fired a barrage of questions: Why did the police fail to register an FIR immediately after Sai Krishna’s mother approached the DGP? How did senior officers allow crucial CCTV footage to vanish and cameras to malfunction? The court demanded a timeline of the officer‑in‑charge’s actions from arrest to disappearance and why the body remained unaccounted for.
Counsel for the Andhra Pradesh Government conceded that lapses occurred, but the court expressed frustration over repeated delays in habeas‑corpus proceedings and the pending demand for a CBI investigation. The bench directed the High Court Registrar General to forward sealed case records by 30 September and to transfer three related petitions to the Supreme Court.
YSRCP Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy reacted sharply, warning that the intervention could lead to complaints against senior police officers, including the DGP and Police Commissioner. He insisted that accountability must extend to those who oversaw the Task Force that apprehended Sai Krishna.
The Supreme Court has scheduled a further hearing for 12 October 2026, when it will review the CBI’s involvement and decide on the next legal steps.