"My wait for Najeeb will continue till my last breath," says missing JNU student's mother
New Delhi, Jun 30 (PTI): "My wait for Najeeb will continue till my last breath", said Fatima Nafees, mother of first-year JNU student Najeeb Ahmed who went missing in 2016.
She said that she would speak to her lawyers to explore a future course of action.
A Delhi court on Monday allowed the CBI to close Ahmed's case saying that the agency "exhausted all options".
Ahmed went missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of JNU, following a scuffle with some students allegedly affiliated with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad the previous night.
Talking to PTI over the phone, Nafees said, "I will talk to my lawyers. But my wait for Najeeb will continue till my last breath. I pray for him every day and I hope I will get justice one day."
She was involved in multiple protests demanding a fair probe into her son's case. She said she has not been keeping well.
The CBI in October 2018 closed its investigation into the case as the agency's efforts to trace Ahmed yielded no results.
The agency filed its closure report before the court in the case after getting permission from the Delhi High Court.
Nafees' counsel had previously said it was a "political case" in which the "CBI has succumbed to the pressure of its masters".
The case was initially probed by Delhi Police but later transferred to the CBI.
Additional chief judicial magistrate Jyoti Maheshwari also "earnestly hoped" Najeeb was traced soon.
"This court expresses its regret that while the proceedings in the present case end with this closure report, a closure for Najeeb's mother and other loved ones, still eludes us," the order said.
While it accepted the agency's closure report, the court granted liberty to the CBI to re-open the investigation on the receipt of any credible information on Ahmed's whereabouts and intimate the court accordingly.
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CPI(M) rebel Kunhikrishnan hopes for 5,000-vote win in Payyanur
Kannur (Kerala) (PTI): CPI(M) rebel candidate V Kunhikrishnan, who contested as a UDF-backed Independent from Payyanur here, on Saturday said he was hoping to win the Assembly election by a margin of 5,000 votes.
Kunhikrishnan was expelled from the CPI(M) earlier this year after raising allegations of corruption in the party’s martyrs’ fund against sitting MLA T I Madhusoodanan.
Speaking to a TV channel, Kunhikrishnan said he had announced his candidature as a mark of protest and not with expectations of victory.
However, he said the situation had changed drastically, with a strong undercurrent within CPI(M) votes favouring him.
"The undercurrent in CPI(M) votes cannot be measured. Now people are giving a response indicating victory with a margin of at least 5,000 votes," he said.
Payyanur is considered a CPI(M) stronghold, and a defeat for Madhusoodanan there would be a major setback for the party.
On political violence in Payyanur, Kunhikrishnan said he had been facing it since filing his nomination.
"The people leading this violence should think about how long they can continue it. It is the police which has to take the initiative to stop this violence as part of maintaining law and order. But the police are not intervening at the required level," he said.
Regarding his political future, Kunhikrishnan said efforts were underway to strengthen Left groups, and discussions were being held across Kerala in that regard.
"After discussing with others, a decision will be taken," he said.
Kunhikrishnan is among six former CPI(M) leaders who either exited the party or were suspended before contesting for the UDF in the April 9 Assembly elections.
Elections to the 140-seat Kerala Assembly were held on April 9, and the counting of votes will be held on May 4.
