NEW DELHI — 2016 · Missing Person

The Disappearance of JNU Student Najeeb Ahmed

ClosedSources: ALast updated: 14 October 2026

Najeeb Ahmed, a 27-year-old master's student in biotechnology at Jawaharlal Nehru University, was never seen again after leaving the Mahi-Mandavi hostel on 15 October 2016. He had reportedly been involved in a scuffle with a group of students at the hostel the night before. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which took over from Delhi Police, offered a reward but found no trace and prepared a closure report in 2018. Despite his mother's objections, a Delhi court accepted the report on 30 June 2025, noting the case could be reopened if new evidence emerged. His fate remains unknown.

Date: 2016
Place: JNU Campus, Delhi, India, New Delhi, IN
Category: Missing Person
Case Status: Closed
Coordinates: 28.5400, 77.1660 ↗

Timeline of Events

14 October 2016A scuffle was reported at the hostel.
15 October 2016Najeeb Ahmed disappeared from the JNU campus.
2017The case was transferred to the CBI; a reward was announced.

2018The CBI prepared a closure report.
30 June 2025A Delhi court accepted the closure report.

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