Concerned over continued disappearance of a JNU student for nearly two months, Delhi High Court today directed the police to &quot;scan&quot; the entire campus, including hostels, classrooms and rooftops, of the varsity by using sniffer dogs. 
 
A bench of justices G S Sistani and Vinod Goel also asked Delhi Police to take all necessary steps without further loss of time to trace out the student - Najeeb Ahmed, saying there has been delay in recording statements of some students suspected of thrashing him a day before his disappearance. 
 
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and its student union, JNUSU, were asked by the bench to file affidavits in two days stating they have no objection to the &quot;thorough search&quot; and that all assistance would be provided to the police. 
 
The court also said the police was free to search Jamia Millia University also, if required. In case of any resistance or objection to it from the varsity or its students, the agency could approach the court for permission. 
 
The bench said it was not concerned about which students union did what and it was not on a fact-finding mission regarding what JNU did wrong or right. &quot;We are only concerned with where he has vanished,&quot; it said. 
 
The directions came on the habeus corpus plea by Najeeb&#39;s mother, Fatima Nafees, who has moved court to trace out her son who has been missing since the intervening night of October 14-15. The matter was listed for further hearing on December 22. 
 
The lawyer for Najeeb&#39;s mother contended that the police was &quot;bypassing&quot; the abduction angle and it appeared that the agency was moving on the theory that something was mentally wrong with the student as he just walked out of the campus. 
 
Delhi Police, represented by senior standing counsel for Delhi government Rahul Mehra, refuted the allegations and told the court that it was exploring all angles, including abduction, and was not hiding any details of the probe from the student&#39;s mother. 
 
Mehra also said four students, who are suspected of beating up Najeeb, would be put to lie-detector tests to get leads or clues about his disappearance and whereabouts. The police are expected to get results in the next 10 days, he said.

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The student has been missing for the last two months

Concerned over continued disappearance of a JNU student for nearly two months, Delhi High Court today directed the police to "scan" the entire campus, including hostels, classrooms and rooftops, of the varsity by using sniffer dogs. A bench of justices G S Sistani and Vinod Goel also asked Delhi Police to take all necessary steps without further loss of time to trace out the student - Najeeb Ahmed, saying there has been delay in recording statements of some students suspected of thrashing him a day before his disappearance. Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and its student union, JNUSU, were asked by the bench to file affidavits in two days stating they have no objection to the "thorough search" and that all assistance would be provided to the police. The court also said the police was free to search Jamia Millia University also, if required. In case of any resistance or objection to it from the varsity or its students, the agency could approach the court for permission. The bench said it was not concerned about which students union did what and it was not on a fact-finding mission regarding what JNU did wrong or right. "We are only concerned with where he has vanished," it said. The directions came on the habeus corpus plea by Najeeb's mother, Fatima Nafees, who has moved court to trace out her son who has been missing since the intervening night of October 14-15. The matter was listed for further hearing on December 22. The lawyer for Najeeb's mother contended that the police was "bypassing" the abduction angle and it appeared that the agency was moving on the theory that something was mentally wrong with the student as he just walked out of the campus. Delhi Police, represented by senior standing counsel for Delhi government Rahul Mehra, refuted the allegations and told the court that it was exploring all angles, including abduction, and was not hiding any details of the probe from the student's mother. Mehra also said four students, who are suspected of beating up Najeeb, would be put to lie-detector tests to get leads or clues about his disappearance and whereabouts. The police are expected to get results in the next 10 days, he said. (PTI)

HC orders JNU search by sniffer dogs to find missing student

A member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has been found guilty of hitting missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, following which he went missing, a proctorial enquiry has established.&nbsp;

Ahmed, 27, went missing on October 15, a day after an on-campus altercation with members of the ABVP. The ABVP is the student wing of India&#39;s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.&nbsp;

The enquiry into the case was ordered due to lack of a significant breakthrough in the case to locate Ahmed.&nbsp;

The ABVP student &quot;has been found to be involved in hitting Najeeb Ahmed and using derogatory language with provocative behaviour on October 14. This is an act of indiscipline and misconduct,&quot; an official order read.&nbsp;

The ABVP has accused the university administration of being &ldquo;biased&rdquo; in its conduct of the enquiry.&nbsp;

&quot;The proctor has taken deposition of those students into account who were not even present there. Not only the enquiry is biased but even the administration is siding with the left-dominated students union,&quot; PTI reported Saurabh Sharma, ABVP member&nbsp;as saying.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, the ABVP member found guilty in the enquiry has been asked to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him, PTI reported.

(WION with inputs from PTI)

He was 'found to be involved in hitting Najeeb Ahmed and using derogatory language with provocative behaviour'

A member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has been found guilty of hitting missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, following which he went missing, a proctorial enquiry has established. Ahmed, 27, went missing on October 15, a day after an on-campus altercation with members of the ABVP. The ABVP is the student wing of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The enquiry into the case was ordered due to lack of a significant breakthrough in the case to locate Ahmed. The ABVP student "has been found to be involved in hitting Najeeb Ahmed and using derogatory language with provocative behaviour on October 14. This is an act of indiscipline and misconduct," an official order read. The ABVP has accused the university administration of being “biased” in its conduct of the enquiry. "The proctor has taken deposition of those students into account who were not even present there. Not only the enquiry is biased but even the administration is siding with the left-dominated students union," PTI reported Saurabh Sharma, ABVP member as saying. Meanwhile, the ABVP member found guilty in the enquiry has been asked to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him, PTI reported. (WION with inputs from PTI)

Missing Indian student: University enquiry finds ABVP member guilty of assault

A day after students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) took out a march in the Indian capital of New Delhi in support of a missing university student, another PH.D student was found dead in his hostel on Tuesday.&nbsp;

The student, identified as J R Philemon, was a resident of Manipur and had been missing for&nbsp;the last three days.&nbsp;

The police said he was found dead in his room at the Brahmaputra Hostel under mysterious circumstances. They recovered his body after forcefully opening the door, following complaints of foul smell emanating from the room by the student in the neighbouring room. &nbsp;

&quot;Philemon was residing in room no-171 of Brahmaputra Hostel and was not seen from last three days. The police were informed by security control room about his death&quot; a senior police officer. The police added that the case is being investigated.

Earlier on Monday, about 1,000 university students had marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar raising slogans against the administration and the police.&nbsp;

An M.Sc student, Najeeb Ahmed had gone missing from the university eleven days ago, after he was beaten up by a mob of students, reportedly from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).&nbsp;

The students complained of being kept in the dark by the administration about their actions. They are also expected to raise the issue with the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

(WION with inputs from agencies) 
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The deceased had been missing for three days. JNU students have demanded speedy inquiry into the case of another missing student

A day after students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) took out a march in the Indian capital of New Delhi in support of a missing university student, another PH.D student was found dead in his hostel on Tuesday. The student, identified as J R Philemon, was a resident of Manipur and had been missing for the last three days. The police said he was found dead in his room at the Brahmaputra Hostel under mysterious circumstances. They recovered his body after forcefully opening the door, following complaints of foul smell emanating from the room by the student in the neighbouring room. "Philemon was residing in room no-171 of Brahmaputra Hostel and was not seen from last three days. The police were informed by security control room about his death" a senior police officer. The police added that the case is being investigated. Earlier on Monday, about 1,000 university students had marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar raising slogans against the administration and the police. An M.Sc student, Najeeb Ahmed had gone missing from the university eleven days ago, after he was beaten up by a mob of students, reportedly from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). The students complained of being kept in the dark by the administration about their actions. They are also expected to raise the issue with the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. (WION with inputs from agencies)

Manipuri student found dead in JNU hostel as university students protest against administration