JNU issued a 25-point bulletin, on Wednesday in connection with the case of Najeeb Ahmed, a student who has been missing for the last 12 days from the campus even as the varsity's teachers association fumed over the administration "selectively omitting" the fact that he was attacked during a brawl a night before.
A student of School of Biotechnology, Najeeb allegedly went missing on 15 October following a brawl on the campus allegedly with members of ABVP, the night before.
The university has point-wise listed the sequence of events beginning from the brawl.
According to the bulletin, the hostel warden had submitted a report of the student brawl stating "Najeeb had slapped Vikrant of ABVP without any provocation and the issue was resolved by the warden with some disciplinary measures as Najeeb had admitted his mistake of initiating the brawl".
JNU Teachers Association took strong exception to the bulletin issued by the university.
The summary does not even mention beating of Najeeb by a group of students, a fact which has not only been in public domain but also mentioned by the warden, who was an eyewitness, in his statement. Such omission appears to be deliberate and could put serious questions on objectivity of the enquiry process. We are deeply worried if there is any attempt to give clean-chit in advance to those who are out there to bring mob violence in JNU.
Meanwhile, around a hundred students tried to block the Nelson Mandela Marg in the evening to protest against non-highlighting of the fact that Najeeb was also beaten up.
The Delhi police recently raised the cash reward from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh for any information on Najeeb.
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