The [[Government of Kerala]] and the CBI had each announced a reward of [[Rs.]] 50,000 for those who could provide any information which could help traceon thehis boywhereabouts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/CBI-Seeks-Nod-to-Close-Rahul-Missing-Case/2014/03/14/article2107974.ece|title=CBI Seeks Nod to Close Rahul Missing Case |publisher=The Indian Express|date=14 March 2014}}</ref> The local police and the CBI remain clueless as despite considerable investigation they have uncovered no evidence as to the nature of Rahul's disappearance. However, it is widely believed that the boy was [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]], but no further information is available as to whether the child is alive or [[murdered]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indianexpress.com/story/22961.html |title=Sex, begging mafia trap Kerala kids: 400 in 2002, now over 1000 |publisher=The Indian Express (Pictured)}}</ref>