Reward for info on missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad increased to Rs 10 lakh

Police had initially announced a reward of Rs 50,000 which was increased to Rs 1 lakh, and then to Rs 2 lakh before being raised to Rs 5 lakh.

Delhi Police has raised the reward from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh for anyone providing any clue that could help in finding JNU student Najeeb Ahmad, who has been missing for over a month.

Members of Students Islamic Organisation of India carry out a protest march in support of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad, along with his family members, in New Delhi on Nov 21, 2016. (PTI)

Police had initially announced a reward of Rs 50,000 which was increased to Rs 1 lakh, and then to Rs 2 lakh before being raised to Rs 5 lakh.

Ahmad, a Biotechnology student, went missing on October 15 after an alleged altercation with members from RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. An internal enquiry has found some ABVP members guilty of beating Ahmad but no action has been taken yet.

A SIT was formed last month to trace the missing student on the directive of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to Delhi Police. The case was later transferred to Delhi Police’s Crime Branch.