▁def ending ▁terror ists ▁and ▁se cur ing ▁their ▁release ▁from ▁courts . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁a ▁week ▁after ▁telling ▁his ▁mother ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁threatened ▁by ▁senior ▁police ▁officials ▁in ▁Sang r ur , ▁Mr . ▁Bh atti ▁was ▁taken ▁into ▁cust ody ▁near ▁Kun ra ▁Police ▁Post ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁several ▁witness es . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁month , ▁other ▁d eta ine es ▁saw ▁Mr . ▁Bh atti ▁in ▁bad ▁condition ▁at ▁various ▁det ention ▁cent ers ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁tort ured . ▁After ▁around ▁ 1 0 ▁June , ▁Mr . ▁Bh atti ▁was ▁never ▁again ▁seen ▁alive . ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁of ▁Dis app earance ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁disapp earance , ▁Mr . ▁Bh atti ▁was ▁around ▁ 4 3 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁was ▁working ▁on ▁ 1 3 1 ▁T AD A ▁cases . ▁After ▁a ▁public ▁interest ▁lit ig ation ▁was ▁file d ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁concerning ▁Mr . ▁Bh atti ' s ▁ab du ction , ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁P un j ab ▁& ▁H ary ana ▁ordered ▁the ▁Central ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Investig ation ▁( C BI ) ▁to ▁investigate ▁his ▁disapp earance . ▁However , ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁C BI ▁inqu iry ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁Mr . ▁Bh atti ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁determined ▁nor ▁li ability ▁for ▁his ▁disapp earance ▁established . ▁Though