India, Sept. 24 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday announced a reward of Rs.2 lakh each for information leading to the arrest of two Madhya Pradesh police officers who are on the run in connection with the custody death case in Guna district.

The CBI's offer comes just a day after a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court pulled up the agency for its inability to track down the two police officers, inspector Sanjit Singh Mavai and assistant sub-inspector Uttam Singh Kushwaha. The bench of justices BV Nagarathna and R Mahadevan made the observation on Tuesday while hearing a contempt plea of the mother of Deva Pardi, the 24-year-old victim.

A CBI spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday - "In order to gather lead...