Nearly six months since he had reportedly gone missing after leaving his house at Palluruthy for his daily early morning cycling, Adam Jo Antony, 20, remains untraceable notwithstanding the inter-State probe being carried out by a special investigation team (SIT) formed by the Kochi City police.

Jo had gone missing on July 28, 2024, just 12 days ahead of his 20th birthday. His parents, Antony K.J. and Simi P.M., both tax consultants, along with his 13-year-old younger sibling, have been going through an agonising wait for his return since then.

After initial probe by the local police made little headway, District Police Chief (Kochi City) Putta Vimaladitya formed the SIT headed by the Mattancherry Assistant Commissioner in September 2024. Later, another team led by the Deputy Commissioner was put in charge of the probe after the youngster’s father filed a habeas corpus petition in the Kerala High Court urging the police to produce his son in November 2024. The team had since been updating the court about the proceedings, the latest being on January 23.

“We are coordinating with our counterparts in other States like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi, and even Himachal Pradesh. Besides, we have been entrusting our teams going to other States in connection with investigations into other cases to take up this missing case with the local police there. For instance, a team that had gone to Uttar Pradesh recently in connection with an online scam had done the same,” said police sources.

Besides, the police have been visiting places within and outside Kerala that Jo had visited before he went missing. Spots where he could have likely abandoned his cycle or sold had also been covered. The police are also in touch with Malayali associations in other States. “We are now looking even further and exploring the possibility of the youngster working somewhere. Fortunately, we haven’t yet come across accidents or mishaps involving victims matching his profile,” the police said.

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