High Court slams CBI in missing JNU student case

CBI on Monday faced flak from the Delhi High Court for its “complete lack of interest” and not showing any result in its probe into the disappearance of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, five months after being handed over the investigation, reports PTI.

Najeeb (27), a student of M.Sc Biotechnology, had gone missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on October 15 last year following a scuffle with some other students, allegedly affiliated to the Sangh Parivar student wing ABVP, the previous night.

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

The contradictions appeared on the issue of analysis of the calls and messages of the suspect students in the case.

When the court was told that the status report was prepared by an Inspector in CBI, the bench said as per its May 16 order, transferring probe to the agency, an officer of rank not less than DIG has to supervise the investigation.

“What sort of supervision is this? If this supervision by the DIG, then what would happen if there is no supervision? Does the DIG read what the Inspector has said in the report? He probably does not get time to read reports there (in office). Let him come here and read it then” the court said.

The bench further said that “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 (by CBI). There is no result either way. No result even on paper.”

HC t was unhappy with CBI after contradictions appeared in what was orally submitted in court & what it has indicated in its status report