Another Jawaharlal Nehru University student goes missing

NEW DELHI: After Najeeb Ahmed, another Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student has gone missing.

The student identified as Mukul Jain, a resident of Ghaziabad, is missing since Monday.

Reports said that Mukul, who used to daily commute from Ghaziabad to JNU, didn't return home on Monday, following which his family members started looking for him.

Mukul's kin informed the university authorities, who then went through the CCTV footages.

In the one of the CCTV footage, Mukul is seen exiting the east gate at 12:30 pm on Monday. Mukul's parents have registered a missing complaint at Vasant Kunj Police Station.

A missing report was registered in the evening of January 8. It is suspected that he was having some problems in his relationship, said a senior police officer from the South-west District.

Till now, no foul play has been suspected, police said.

Earlier, Najeeb went missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of the JNU on October 15, 2016 following a scuffle with some other students, allegedly affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).