India, Aug. 10 -- The Patna High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the disappearance of a man who went missing after being detained by Excise Police officials in Bihar's Bhojpur district one year ago.

The court stated that the police investigation into the case was biased, and the investigators did not show urgency after an FIR was lodged in this regard.

It was alleged that Sanoj Kumar, a centring mason, was detained on the charge of consuming liquor near a Kali temple at Dharahara Musahar Toli in Bihiya police station area and was beaten up by the personnel on August 13, 2025, and has not been seen since then.

The police had stated that the man jumped from a police vehicle and fled during transit. Sanoj Kumar's father, Gauri Shankar ...