CBI wants to conduct a lie-detector test of 9 suspected JNU students in the case of Najeeb Ahmed, an MSc student of biotechnology at JNU who went missing last year in October.
JNU student Najeeb AhmedAll 9 suspects who were summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case of the missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, appeared before the Patiala court today.
CBI had summoned these 9 suspects on Tuesday to appear before the court to give their consent for a polygraph test. All the suspects are students of JNU and a few of them are members of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
The 9 suspects who appeared before the court today have been identified as Ankit Rai, Vijendra Thakur, Vikrant Kinar, Aishwarya Pratap Singh, Pushpesh Jha, Sunil Pratap Singh, Arnab Chakrobarty, Abhijeet Kumar, and Santosh Kumar. Court will hear the matter on Friday.
Recently, CBI issued a reward of Rs 10 lakh for anyone providing information about the missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed.
The investigative agency was handed over the case after Najeeb went missing last year in October. The case was initially being probed by Delhi Police and later on, directions of high court, case was transferred to CBI.
The then Delhi Police investigating the case also wanted to conduct the polygraph test on these suspects but they refused to give their consent.
WHAT IS THE CASE?
Najeeb Ahmed, a 27-year-year-old first year MSc student of biotechnology at JNU went missing a day later after a scuffle outside his room with three members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on October 14. ABVP members were accused of kidnapping Najeeb but ABVP maintained that they have no role in Najeeb's disappearance.
Najeeb's family lodged an FIR of kidnapping at Vasant Kunj in which they mentioned that Najeeb went missing at 11 am on October 15. In this matter, JNU administration released a press statement in which Najeeb Ahmed was named as an accused in the brawl that happened inside his hostel.
However, the internal enquiry by the the JNU administration found ABVP member Vikrant Kumar guilty of assaulting Najeeb Ahmed during the scuffle on October 14.
A few days later, Delhi Police formed Special Investigation Team (SIT) to trace Najeeb. After SIT failed to make any breakthrough, the case was subsequently transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch. The status report by the police named 9 students as suspects in the case. Police wanted to conduct lie detection test but none of the students gave consent.
Earlier, Delhi Police has put a reward of Rs 10 lakh to the person who provides information about Najeeb but no leads were given by anyone.