JNU missing student Najeeb's mother Fatima during a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. (Shekhar Yadav|EPS) 
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600 cops scanned JNU campus, still clueless about Najeeb

Police on Monday reached the sprawling Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in search of a student who went missing over two months ago.

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NEW DELHI:Cluless Delhi Police on Monday went to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus along with Sniffer dogs in search of Najeeb, a student who went missing in October. According to the police, 600 police personnel including DCP and ACsP etc were on task but so far nothing concrete has been found from the campus. Delhi police crime branch along with local police will visit the campus on Tuesday as well to continue its search. Also, Delhi Police has planned a lie detector test.

The Crime Branch team that is probing the case after it was transferred to them reached the campus this morning with sniffer dogs and the search is currently underway, police said.

Concerned over disappearance of the JNU student, Delhi High Court had last week directed police to "scan" the entire campus, including hostels, classrooms and rooftops, of the varsity by using sniffer dogs. The directions had come on a Habeas Corpus plea by Najeeb's mother, Fatima Nafees, who has moved court to trace her son. Najeeb went missing on October 15 following an on-campus scuffle allegedly with ABVP members the night before. The case was transferred from South District Police to Crime Branch last month.

According to the police, On Monday Delhi Police teams searched most of the buildings including academic institutions, hostel etc. Delhi Police also scanned residential area but most of the interiors of JNU campus, residential area etc will be conducted soon.

During two months of Investigation, Delhi police has failed to even get any break through apart from tracing an auto which was allegedly taken by Najeeb when he left from JNU on 15th October. Najeeb who went missing on October 15 following an on-campus scuffle allegedly with ABVP members the night before. The case was transferred from South District Police to Crime Branch last month.

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