They were later released
Our Correspondent
Delhi Police allegedly dragged and mistreat the mother and sister of Najeeb Ahmed – the missing student of Biotechnology of Jawaharlal Nehru University. They were also detained and later released by police.
Mother of Najeeb, was virtually dragged into a bus by police along with other students when they were on their way to India Gate, triggering criticism from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who decided to visit the police station. Fatima and her daughter Sadaf, were later released.
Fatima Ahmed was participating in the protest held by JNU students, angry at the failure of authorities to trace Najeeb who had gone missing last month. Ms Ahmed from Badaun in Uttar Pradesh has been camping in Delhi since last month following a frantic phone call from her son on the evening of October 14. The day after, it was found that student had gone missing.
The police action is widely shared by social media users as students’ protest near India Gate this evening. Najeeb’s mother, sister and many of the students were later detained by the police.
The Delhi Police, which had blocked all roads leading to the area since afternoon, has denied that anyone was manhandled.
“No one has been manhandled and no force has been used against anyone,” said Deependra Pathak, Joint CP, South West Delhi, adding that a few protesters were removed and taken to the police station and have been sent back to their destinations including Najeeb Ahmed’s mother.
Police say the permission for the protest was not granted and that Section 144 was imposed in the India Gate area because of the festival of Chhat Puja. He said despite that people had gathered near India Gate in small groups and did not cooperate with the police when persuaded against a protest.