Missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed case: 'Complete lack of interest', says HC on CBI probe

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday slammed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for its shoddy probe into the case of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed.

It is to be noted that 27-year-old Najeeb Ahmed, a student of M.Sc Biotechnology, went missing a year ago from his hostel and is till untraceable.

During a hearing in the case, the Delhi High Court stated that there was a “complete lack of interest” by the CBI to locate the missing student. 

''There is complete lack of interest by CBI. There is no result, not even on paper,” the High Court stated, referring to the status report filed by CBI.

The CBI, which had recently filed its status report in the case, is still clueless about the student’s whereabouts.

The central investigating agency had taken over the probe into the case from the city police on May 16 this year, after much outcry over the failure to locate the student. 

The Delhi Police was first entrusted with the task of resolving the mysterious disappearance of Najeeb. However, the Delhi High Court later transferred the case to the CBI since it was unsatisfied with the investigation done by the city police force.

Najeeb went missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on October 15, 2016. 

Najeeb reportedly had an altercation with several students, allegedly affiliated to the BJP's student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), according to his friends and family.

(With inputs from PTI)