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25. In the aforestated background, when facts on hand are examined it would disclose that investigation has been conducted by SIT not only in the State of Karnataka but also in other States and for want of leads from other States, investigation has not proceeded at the pace at which it ought to have progressed. In fact, the technical team of investigation is continuing with analysis process of CDR, Internet Protocol Detail Record (IPDR) of the victim and suspect and in order to seek the usage details of Whatsapp and Google accounts of the suspect persons documents under Section 166A of Cr.P.C. has been prepared and forwarded to Interpol Liaison Officer (ILO) also. It would not be out of place to mention here that due to lack of coordination between the Investigating Agencies of different States also, no results or leads about missing person have been traced. It is also on record that the missing person had completed his Engineering -B.Tech. from Manipal University and had worked initially with Tata Consultancy Services and had been working in British Telecom as IT Analyst and had secured an admission in a premier educational institution of the country namely, Indian Institute of Management - Kolkata and on account of his financial condition not being so sound, he intended to sell his new Maruti Suzuki Ciaz car to meet his tuition fee and as such had put up an online advertisement in a website known as 'OLX' during 2017 November to sell his car. Thus, the apprehension expressed by the petitioner namely, father of the missing person that his son might have been abducted for making use of his services for anti-national activities also cannot be ruled-out or for the purposes of organ trafficking he having been abducted, cannot be completely ignored or ruled out. The apprehension of the petitioner and his family members that investigation made hither to has not yielded any fruitful result, is fully justifiable and as such this Court in the facts and circumstances that has been unraveled is of the view that transferring the investigation from the State Agency to the second respondent-CBI would be called for. However, it is explicitly made clear that investigation is not being transferred either on account of laxity in the investigation by the State police or inaction of the investigating agency and it is transferred only on the ground of investigation till date has led to multiple leads across the country and for better coordination between different wings of the investigating wings or agencies of other States and the Central Agency like CBI being in a higher pedestal, it would be able to coordinate, collate and collect all such leads to ensure the investigation is taken to its logical end. Yet, another reason to transfer the investigation is to instill confidence in the petitioner and his family members and for enforcement of Article 21 of the Constitution of India namely, Right to Life of the missing person Sri.Kumar Ajitabh i.e., son of the petitioner.