Delhi High Court scolds CBI over inaction in Najeeb case

The Delhi High Court on Monday pulled up the CBI for its “complete lack of interest” in probing the case of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed who has not been found a year after he mysteriously went missing from his hostel.

There was high drama even outside the court where the 27-year-old’s mother, Fatima Nafees, was dragged by the police as she resisted her detention while protesting with a group of JNU students. She and about 35 people, mostly students, were detained and later released.

In the court, Justices GS Sistani and Chander Shekhar expressed displeasure over contradictions in oral submissions and a report filed by the CBI, which took over the case from the Delhi police five months ago.

In its oral submissions, the CBI said that calls and messages of suspects had been analysed. But in its report, the agency said that data is “being analysed.”

“Then why have you not said what you found in your analysis?” the division bench asked, while warning that the DIG will be summoned to the court to explain the agency’s conduct.

“There is nothing on the status report (by CBI). There was more in the Delhi police reports. We are saying there is complete lack of interest …read more