Justices S.Manikumar and V.S.Ravi gave the interim direction to the ADGP, CB-CID, on a habeas corpus petition by the girl's father K. Rengasamy of Shanmuganathapuram village in Alangudi Taluk.
The judges directed the ADGP to entrust the investigation to a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) attached to Anti-Trafficking Wing and direct the officer to investigate the issue with the assistance of Pudukottai police and submit a report before August 14.
The petitioner's counsel, U. Nirmala Rani, expressed the fear that the girl might have been abducted for illegal purposes.