Delhi Police on Monday detained mother of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad along with 23 students while they were holding a demonstration…
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Delhi Police on Monday detained mother of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad along with 23 students while they were holding a demonstration outside Delhi High Court.
They were holding protest against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not speeding up the probe into the mystery of disappearance of Najeeb Ahmad from a JNU hostel room after an altercation with members of RSS’s student wing ABVP.
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The DCP said that Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) president Geeta Kumar informed about the intended protest demonstration outside the court following which adequate police personnel were deployed there.
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The DCP said that Geeta was informed through SMS that demonstration is not permitted at Delhi High Court. She was further advised to hold the same at Ramlila Maidan, Delhi, said the DCP.
The officer further added, “Thereafter, female staff and water canon were deployed outside the court to meet any emergency situation. Around 2 p.m. 20-30 people gathered at gate number 5 of the court and started raising slogans and shouting. They also tried to enter through the gate No. 5. Further, lawful direction was given to protestors to stop the protest as they were not having permission in this regard.”
Despite of continuous request to stop the protest they were reluctant and were trying to enter in through various phase. They went to the opposite side of gate no. 5 and stopped the way towards parking area of Delhi High Court and again started raising slogans and shouting, said police.
Najeeb (27), a student of M.Sc Biotechnology, had gone missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of the Jawaharlal Nehru University on October 15.
Eighteen males and five women including Najeeb’s mother, Fatima Nafees were detained and they were taken to Barakhamba Police station. However, Fatima along with Geeta was taken to the Tilak Nagar police station and were asked to go. “She was at her liberty to go anywhere but she intentionally remained present at the Police Station till the arrival of her advocates,” said a senior officer.
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