The CBI has registered an FIR against seven people, including Circle Inspector Nagaraju, over the custodial death of Sai Krishna in Andhra Pradesh. The agency took up the case after the High Court directed it to act, and the FIR lays out a list of serious allegations against the accused.

The case was registered on June 19, 2026. It rests on a complaint filed by Sai Krishna’s mother, Vijayalakshmi, and on an earlier crime, number 107/2026. The CBI has booked the accused under Sections 127(6), 103(1) and 238 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The allegations are grim. According to the FIR, the accused are accused of illegal detention in custody, torture, lockup death, and an attempt to make the body disappear. Each of these claims comes from the complaint. None has been proven.

“These allegations come from the complaint, and the facts have to be established through the investigation.”

That line, drawn from the CBI’s own FIR framing, is the most important sentence in the document. It tells the public that the agency has opened a criminal case, not that it has reached conclusions. Investigators now have to determine what happened inside custody, how Sai Krishna died, and whether the body was moved or hidden as alleged.

Why the CBI took over

The CBI did not start this case on its own. The High Court’s order brought the agency in, and that step matters. A state-level probe into a death in police custody often faces questions about independence, especially when officers from the same force are named. Handing the case to the CBI gives the probe a central agency’s reach and a clear line of accountability.

The investigation has been assigned to CBI ASP Narendra Dev. He will lead the work of checking the complaint against evidence, and the FIR names seven accused, including the police officer CI Nagaraju.

What it means for Andhra Pradesh

This case is not a distant story for Andhra Pradesh. The death happened in the state, the accused include a serving police officer, and the state’s policing system is now under a central agency’s microscope. Residents will be watching whether the probe moves quickly and whether it reaches everyone named in the FIR. Every lockup death in the state will be measured against how this one is handled.

What remains unclear

The FIR does not settle the central questions. It does not confirm how Sai Krishna came to be in custody, what treatment he received, or what caused his death. It also does not confirm that any attempt to move the body actually took place. Those are the facts the investigation must establish.

Sai Krishna’s family has put its trust in the complaint process, and the FIR shows that process has moved forward. Whether it leads to answers will depend on the evidence the CBI gathers and the findings it presents.

The road ahead

For now, the case stands as a criminal FIR with seven named accused, a CBI investigating officer, and a list of serious allegations that have yet to be tested. Each new step, from statements to forensic findings, will either support or weaken the complaint. The public will be looking for transparency at every stage.