Delhi HC pulls up forensic lab for lapse in Najeeb Ahmed case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday pulled up the Chandigarh forensic laboratory for its lackadaisical approach in examining mobile phones of nine students in connection with the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed.
A bench of Justice S. Muralidhar and Justice I.S. Mehta said that despite specific directions, the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh has not expedited the process of examining seized electronic devices and asked its director to appear before it if the process is not completed by April 30.
The court direction came after the Central Bureau of Investigation's submission that the lab has sent analysis report of three phones out of nine sent to it.
The agency also stated that the forensic analysis report of three phone has conducted by a junior officer who was not qualified enough.
The court in the last hearings had asked the laboratory expedite its process and give its report to the CBI.
The court has been hearing a habeas corpus plea filed by Fatima Nafees, Najeeb Ahmed's mother, that her son be produced by police and the Delhi government before the court.
Ahmed, 27, an MSc First Year student, went missing on October 15 2016 after a fight with alleged members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. However the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated student body had denied any involvement.
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Mauritius announces flying flag half-mast as mark of respect to Manmohan Singh
New Delhi (PTI): Mauritius has announced that its national flag will fly at half-mast at all government offices and institutions till sunset on Saturday as a mark of respect to India's former prime minister Manmohan Singh.
In a note, Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam's office also urged the private sector to fly the flags at half-mast.
Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful travelled to Delhi and paid respects to the former prime minister.
"Following the passing away of Dr Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of the Republic of India, the public is hereby informed that the Mauritius Flag will be flown at half-mast on all government buildings until sunset today Saturday, the day of his funeral," the Mauritius prime minister's office said.
"An appeal is also made to the private sector for all flags to be flown at half-mast," it said in the note.
Singh, who served as the prime minister from 2004 to 2014 and widely known as the architect of India's economic reforms, died on Thursday night. He was 92.
India's relations with several key countries, including Mauritius, saw significant upswing during Singh's prime ministership.
Singh's last rites were held with full state honours on Saturday at the Nigambodh Ghat cremation ground in Delhi.
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck were among those who attended Singh's funeral.
