The Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) has submitted its closure report in the case over disappearance of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing from here in October 2016.
The agency has submitted his report in Patiala House court recently after getting permission of the Delhi High Court, the agency official said on Monday, adding that the court is likely to hear the matter on November 29. While taking permission of the Delhi High Court to close the case, the agency which began their probe in May last year had said all aspects were looked into but it could not find any trace of an offence.
Najeeb had gone missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of the JNU here on October 15, 2016, following a scuffle the previous night with some students allegedly affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
The agency had announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for anyone giving information about Najeeb and informed police chiefs of all state police in the country, they said. It also received some inputs from Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi where teams were immediately dispatched but to no avail, the officials said.
The agency had carried out a thorough check on unidentified bodies and pasted Najeeb’s photograph on toll stations seeking information about him but these efforts did not result in any positive results, they said. After exhaustive search, the agency has decided to close the case, they added.
