October 20, 2016 1:45 PM

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Rijiju briefs Rajnath on issue of missing JNU student

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today briefed Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the issue of the missing of a student of Jawahar Lal Nehru university. Mr Singh also spoke to Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma over the incident. Delhi Police has announced a cash reward of 50 thousand rupees on any information on the missing student Najeeb Ahmad. <br/><br/>Meanwhile Vice Chancellor of Jawahar Lal Nehru University M Jagdeesh Kumar today said, the authorities have taken number of steps to trace him. Briefing media in New Delhi today, Mr. Kumar expressed hope that missing student of the university will come back soon . <br/><br/>Mr Kumar said, the move by the protesting students blocking the administrative building and locking up the vice-chancellor and other officials over the missing student is unfortunate and illegal. He said, the students have become relentless and adamant and think that the university authorities are not doing their best.<br/><br/>The Vice Chancellor and other senior officials were locked yesterday after a large number of students gathered at the administrative block in the afternoon to protest. After sloganeering and demonstration, the students blocked the gates of the building. A student of School of Biotechnology, Najeeb Ahmed, allegedly went missing on Saturday following a brawl on the campus the night before.

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