Delhi Police concluded its massive search for Najeeb Ahmed in the JNU campus on Tuesday after without any success on Tuesday.
The police will conduct a lie-detector test on Ahmed's roommate Mohd Qasim on Wednesday, in a bid to trace the student who has been missing since 15 October.
Police have so far served notices to six people, including family members of Najeeb as well as the students with whom he was allegedly involved in a brawl at his hostel a night before he vanished, said a senior police officer.
The police, represented by senior standing counsel for Delhi government Rahul Mehra, had told Delhi High Court that four students, who are suspected of beating up Najeeb, would be put to lie-detector tests to get leads or clues about his disappearance and whereabouts.
The police representative said:
We have served notices to six people and after their consent, we will be carrying out the tests. Qasim gave his consent and he will be put to a lie-detector test on Wednesday.
The official also said that the investigation was being held up as many of the students were currently away for holidays.
Meanwhile, more than 600 Delhi Police personnel, assisted by sniffer dogs, concluded their search of the sprawling JNU campus but could not find any clues of the missing student.
Najeeb has been missing since 15 October after an alleged scuffle at his hostel with ABVP students on the previous night. A reward of Rs 10 lakh has been announced by Delhi Police for anyone providing information about Najeeb.
The massive search was mounted following a Delhi High Court order last week directing the police to scan the entire JNU campus including hostels, classrooms as well as rooftops of the buildings with help of sniffer dogs.
After scanning the campus, the police is likely to ask JNU administration to beef up its security.
An officer said:
We have observed that the forest area is quite dense and students go there even late in the night. We will request JNU authorities to increase security inside the campus for the safety of students.
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