New Delhi, Oct 20 : Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday directed Delhi Police to set up a special team to trace a missing student of Jawaharlal Nehru University, where a section of students has been staging protest alleging inaction by authorities.Singh called up the Commissioner of Delhi Police and gave the instruction to set up the special team to find the missing student, a Home Ministry official said.
Najeeb Ahmed went missing on Saturday following a brawl on the campus the night before.Agitating JNU students have confined Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar and about 12 other officials in the university’s administrative building since Wednesday afternoon though students and media have been able to access it.Rejecting allegations of inaction, Kumar on Thursday said they had written to the police and an inquiry by the university would be expedited and the “guilty” would be punished.Coming down heavily on protesting students, the VC warned of action against them. He said several rounds of talks were held with the students to convince them regarding the sincerity of the university to locate Najeeb but they were continuing with their “illegal” activity. PTI