Rajnath seeks report on missing JNU student

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday ordered Delhi Police to set up a special team to trace a missing JNU student even as its Vice Chancellor and some other top officials were allowed to leave their offices after being under siege by agitating students for over 20 hours.
The agitating students, who have been accusing the JNU administration of not doing enough to trace missing student Najeeb Ahmed, said they have not softened their stand and allowed VC M Jagadesh Kumar and others to leave their offices only to attend a scheduled meeting of the Academic Council.
As the students’ protests  entered the sixth day, Rajnath directed the Delhi Police to set up a special team to trace Najeeb who went missing on Saturday following a brawl with a group of ABVP supporters in a JNU hostel.
JNU teachers association, who have been supportive of the students on most of the issues, criticised the confinement of the VC and others.
Commenting on the issue, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, said, “It is wrong to confine VC and other officials. Some students have come in JNU to do politics and not study. All activities should be done within the law.”
An FIR for kidnapping and wrongfully confining a person was lodged at Vasant Kunj police station after the police received a complaint from the student’s guardians. (PTI)