A division bench of Justice G S Sistani and Justice Vinod Goel was hearing a habeas corpus plea filed by Fatima Nafees, Ahmed’s mother, that her son be produced by police and the Delhi government before the court.
Ahmed, 27, a first year MSc student, went missing from his hostel on the night of October 14, allegedly after a row with members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students’ wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
The ABVP has denied any involvement in his disappearance.
The police told the court that four students, suspected of beating up Ahmed, would undergo lie-detector tests in order to get clues about his disappearance.
The university and its student union were asked by the court to file affidavits in two days stating they have no objection to the “thorough search” and that all assistance would be provided to the police.
The court also said the police were free to search Jamia Millia University also. In the event of any resistance or objection the university or its students, the agency could approach the court for permission.
The judges said they were not concerned about which students union did what and they were not on a fact-finding mission whether what JNU did wrong or right. “We are only concerned with where he has vanished.”
The lawyer for Ahmed’s mother said the police were “bypassing” the abduction angle and it appeared that they were moving on the theory that something was mentally wrong with the student as he just walked out of the campus.
Delhi police’s lawyer Rahul Mehra refuted the allegations and told the court that they were exploring all angles.
