The JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU), along with the family members of missing student Najeeb Ahmad, on Sunday reached out to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav seeking his help against the alleged inaction of the Delhi Police and JNU administration in the matter.
“We told him about the campaign ‘Justice for Najeeb’ and made him acquainted with inactivity of the Delhi Police and JNU adminstration. We also requested him to explore the possibilities of administrative intervention in searching Najeeb,” said a statement issued by the JNUSU after the meeting with the UP CM in lucknow.
“The CM promised us that he will explore the possibilities of administrative intervention by the UP Government. Besides this, we also requested him to write to Home Minister, Prime Minister and the President and ask them to act promptly and transparently in this case,” it added.
Among the people meeting the CM were JNUSU president Mohit Pandey, its former vice president Shehla Rashid, Ahmed’s mother Fatima Nafees, and his brother Mujeeb.