Najeeb’s mother detained during protest outside HC

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, October 16

The police detained mother of missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed and over 30 others, mostly students, while they were protesting outside the Delhi High Court, as the CBI faced flak from the judges inside for "complete lack of interest" in tracing him.

Najeeb's mother Fatima Nafees and JNU students were detained when they tried to enter the court premises, police sources said.

"Nearly 35 people, including Najeeb's mother, have been detained," Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) BK Singh said.

He said the detainees, mostly students, were taken to the Barakhamba Road Police Station.

JNU students also alleged that the police "manhandled" Nafees in the name of detaining her and others.

"Police officers told Nafees that this was not the only case they were handling and brutally manhandled her while detaining," former JNUSU president Mohit Kumar Pandey alleged.

Nafees had yesterday called for a protest outside the court if the probe agency did not submit a concrete status report.

A bench of Justices GS Sistani and Chander Shekhar said during arguments today, it was "very unhappy" with the CBI after contradictions appeared in what was orally submitted in the court and what it has indicated in its status report.

The bench further said, "We are saying there is complete lack of interest (by the CBI). There is no result either way. No result even on paper." During a protest before the CBI headquarters two days ago, Nafees had warned of launching a larger agitation if the CBI failed to submit a concrete report in today's hearing.