Najeeb Ahmed case: Cops say Najeeb search after 2 months futile

New Delhi: The massive search operation by the Delhi police to trace Najeeb Ahmed, with the help of sniffer dogs, has raised questions within the police force as to whether it could yield any results after two months of the JNU student having gone missing. A senior police officer, requesting anonymity, said that had this mammoth drive been conducted immediately after the student went missing, it could have helped the force to trace the student. “But we are following the Delhi high court’s direction to trace the missing student with the help of sniffer dogs inside the university campus.”

On Tuesday, the Delhi police ended the two-day long search operation in the JNU campus to get clues that could help them trace MSc student Najeeb Ahmed, who has been missing for over two months now.

The men and women of Delhi police resumed their search around 11 am under the supervision of DCP (Crime Branch) G Ram Gopal Naik. A team revisited the Mahi-Mandvi hostel where Najeeb stayed and took help of the sniffer dogs, who smelled Najeeb’s clothes. “We received complete cooperation from JNU students and the administration. The search operation has been completed. We didn’t find any clue that could help the police to trace the missing student,” said Mr Naik.

Najeeb’s family and friends questioned the purpose of conducting this search operation two months after his disapperance. They called it merely a formality that the police is doing after the high court strictly ordered them to find Najeeb.

“On the second consecutive day, a police team searched my room. I welcomed them and showed them every corner of my room. The drama finally ended after 48 hours. It was presumed that the search operation after two-month will never serve the purpose,” said a hostelite.

Najeeb has been missing since 15 October after a scuffle at his hostel, allegedly with some ABVP students.