Speaking to DNA, Pallavi Sharma, one of the counsels appearing for Nafees, said the status report, which was submitted to the Delhi High Court in a sealed cover, stated that the auto driver confessed to the CBI that he pressurised by the Delhi Police to say that Najeeb boarded his auto.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has rejected the Delhi Police's theory that the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student, Najeeb Ahmed, took an auto to the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) hours before he went missing, the counsel for his mother Fatima Nafees has said.
Speaking to DNA, Pallavi Sharma, one of the counsels appearing for Nafees, said the status report, which was submitted to the Delhi High Court in a sealed cover, stated that the auto driver confessed to the CBI that he pressurised by the Delhi Police to say that Najeeb boarded his auto.
The status report was given to the counsels for their perusal for a brief time and was thereafter returned to Nikhil Goel, the counsel appearing for the CBI. Goel had refused to give a copy to the petitioner's counsel because of the concern that it might be leaked to the media. The issue, however, was not discussed during the court proceedings.
Najeeb, 27, a student of MSc Biotechnology, had gone missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of JNU on October 15, last year, following a scuffle with some other students, allegedly affiliated to student body Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). The CBI took over the case on May 16, 2017, as Delhi Police had remained clueless for seven months to trace the student, who hailed from Badaun in Uttar Pradesh.
"The court has heard the submissions of the parties. The status report filed reflects the future steps taken by the CBI in the matter. The court does not consider it appropriate to discuss the details set out in the status report," a bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehtra said.
In the status report, the CBI said it was awaiting the forensic results of the mobile
phones of nine JNU students, which were seized in connection with the probe. The CBI informed the court that their investigation was underway and mobile phones of the nine suspect students has been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), whose report is pending.
He added that considering the sensitive nature of the case, it would be difficult for them if the media reported about it. He also sought in-camera proceedings. The court, however, said the decision would be taken on the next date of hearing, i.e December 21.
The senior advocate, appearing for Najeeb's mother, questioned why did the CBI not arrest the students to extract information, claiming that it was a political abduction.
On this, the court said:"We cannot put unnecessary pressure on the probing agency.
We completely understand the anxiety and tension of the parents," the bench said.
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