New Delhi: The case of investigation of Najeeb Ahmad, a Jawaharlal Nehru University student has been transferred to the CBI on Tuesday by Delhi High court, the case was previously investigated by Delhi Police. The student has been missing since October 15, 2016.
A bench of Justices G.S. Sistani and Rekha Palli transferred the matter to the CBI with immediate effect on a plea by the student’s mother after the Delhi Police said it had no problem with such a direction, reported The Hindu.
The probe by the CBI would be supervised by an officer not less than the rank of a DIG, the court had said.
The court also noted that all directions and suggestions given by the court were implemented by the Delhi Police. The matter will now be taken up to July 17.