The Kerala High Court on Friday handed over to CBI the investigation into the disappearance of Jesna Maria James, a second-year B Com student, from her home in Pathanamthitta district nearly three years ago.
The court directed the state crime branch, which was investigating the case, to hand over the case diary and related files to CBI.
The Thiruvananthapuram unit of the CBI will probe the case.
Earlier, the court had sought the response of the Central Bureau of Investigation in a plea seeking its probe into the woman’s disappearance since March 22, 2018.
The plea was filed by the woman’s family and Kerala Students Union leader Abhijith.