JNU missing student's case transferred to Crime Branch

Delhi Police has transferred the case of the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University student Najeeb Ahmed to its Crime Branch.

New Delhi, Nov 12 Delhi Police has transferred the case of the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed to its Crime Branch, an official said on Saturday.

"We have transferred the Najeeb Ahmed case to the Crime Branch on Friday evening for further investigation," Joint Commissioner of Police (Southeastern Range) R.P. Upadhyay told IANS.

Ahmed, 27, a first year M.Sc. student, went missing from the JNU hostel on October 15, allegedly after an altercation with the members of RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.

Last month, an SIT was formed to trace the 27-year-old student following the direction of the Home Minister to Delhi Police Commissioner.

According to reports, police sources said that Missing Jawaharlal Nehru University student Najeeb Ahmed was on anti-depressants and taking medicines for insomnia and obsessive compulsive disorder.

(With IANS inputs)