Najeeb Ahmed Missing Case: After Nine Years, Delhi Court Allows CBI to Shut Case of JNU Student
DELHI, INDIA, JUN 30 – Delhi court accepted the CBI's closure report on Najeeb Ahmed's 2016 disappearance after a nine-year investigation with no leads, allowing reopening if new evidence emerges.
- On June 30, 2025, a Delhi court approved the CBI's closure report concerning the disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed, a Jawaharlal Nehru University master's student who vanished from his hostel in mid-October 2016.
- Najeeb Ahmed went missing after a scuffle with students allegedly linked to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, and the case was initially handled by Delhi Police before transferring to CBI in 2017.
- The CBI questioned 26 individuals, searched multiple locations, found no evidence of Najeeb's hospital visit, and reported being unable to record a doctor's statement despite extensive efforts.
- Judge Jyoti Maheshwari ruled the investigation exhaustive, accepted the closure report, expressed regret over the unresolved case, and allowed the CBI to reopen the probe if credible information on Najeeb's whereabouts emerges.
- The court’s decision leaves the case officially unsolved but permits further action upon new evidence, reflecting ongoing hope to trace Najeeb Ahmed in the future.
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Delhi court accepts CBI closure report 9 years after JNU’s Najeeb went missing
NEW DELHI: Nearly nine years after Najeeb Ahmed, a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student, went missing, a Delhi court has accepted the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) closure report in the case. Najeeb, an MSc student, went missing from JNU on October 15, 2016 soon after he was allegedly assaulted by students affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Najeeb wa…
Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on Monday accepted the closure report filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the disappearance of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) alumnus Najeeb Ahmed.
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