100 days on, police clueless about Najeeb; quiz friend

NEW DELHI: Unable to trace a clue about JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, who has been missing for over 100 days now, the Delhi Crime Branch on Thursday, questioned a friend of his who had studied with him in Aligarh Muslim University and joined the probe on his own.

“As part of our ongoing efforts, we have started calling close friends and relatives who may throw some light or help in getting some clue about Najeeb’s whereabouts,” said a senior police officer.

“Today (Thursday), a man was questioned in connection with the case. He was studying with Najeeb at Aligarh Muslim University from 2008 to 2010. We were searching for him in his native town Farukkhabad but we got to know that he is studying in Jamia and today (Thursday) he came on his own to join the probe,” said a source privy to the probe.

Sources said that Najeeb’s friends and relatives have been served notices under Section 160 Crpc to help in the probe, even as the police told Delhi High Court earlier this week that they did not turn up to assist in the probe.

Even though Najeeb and his friend were studying different subjects, they were quite close and on Thursday he was questioned by Crime Branch sleuths who are investigating the case.

When Crime Branch had begun the investigation, they had traced an auto driver who had dropped Najeeb at Jamia Millia Islamia after picking him up from JNU. The student is being questioned in this regard, the source said.