<p>Students and activists on Friday gathered here to demand justice for Jawaharlal Nehru University student Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing five years ago.</p>.<p>Ahmed went missing on October 15, 2016, allegedly after an altercation with some members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).</p>.<p>On Friday, the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) held the 'Justice for Najeeb Conference' to mark five years of his disappearance.</p>.<p>Nadeem Khan, Convenor, United Against Hate, said that despite so many protests across the country, Najeeb Ahmed has not found justice.</p>.<p>"I don't think there have been as many protests in anyone else's case as in Najeeb's case. It is clear that if you are a Muslim then you cannot get justice. As long as discrimination against Muslims continues in universities, Najeeb's movement will continue," he added.</p>.<p>Snehashish Das, General Secretary of Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students Association (BAPSA) and a student of JNU said, "Najeeb was a simple and a sincere Muslim student. But being a Muslim is enough to make you disappear in India. In this country, pre-planned violence is perpetrated against Muslims and then a narrative is built that these people themselves are responsible for the violence."</p>.<p>Sadat Hussain, a research scholar at JNU, called for a mechanism to ensure the safety of students from the minority community.</p>.<p>"Najeeb's struggle is not a struggle of our victimhood but it is to ensure that such an incident never happens again. While there is a mechanism in every university to prevent raging, there must also be a mechanism for the safety of Muslim students on campus," he said.</p>.<p>The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union took out a 'Mashaal Juloos' inside the campus and sought answers on his disappearance. The march started from Ganga Dhaba and culminated at the Chandrabhaga hostel. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>Students and activists on Friday gathered here to demand justice for Jawaharlal Nehru University student Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing five years ago.</p>.<p>Ahmed went missing on October 15, 2016, allegedly after an altercation with some members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).</p>.<p>On Friday, the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) held the 'Justice for Najeeb Conference' to mark five years of his disappearance.</p>.<p>Nadeem Khan, Convenor, United Against Hate, said that despite so many protests across the country, Najeeb Ahmed has not found justice.</p>.<p>"I don't think there have been as many protests in anyone else's case as in Najeeb's case. It is clear that if you are a Muslim then you cannot get justice. As long as discrimination against Muslims continues in universities, Najeeb's movement will continue," he added.</p>.<p>Snehashish Das, General Secretary of Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students Association (BAPSA) and a student of JNU said, "Najeeb was a simple and a sincere Muslim student. But being a Muslim is enough to make you disappear in India. In this country, pre-planned violence is perpetrated against Muslims and then a narrative is built that these people themselves are responsible for the violence."</p>.<p>Sadat Hussain, a research scholar at JNU, called for a mechanism to ensure the safety of students from the minority community.</p>.<p>"Najeeb's struggle is not a struggle of our victimhood but it is to ensure that such an incident never happens again. While there is a mechanism in every university to prevent raging, there must also be a mechanism for the safety of Muslim students on campus," he said.</p>.<p>The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union took out a 'Mashaal Juloos' inside the campus and sought answers on his disappearance. The march started from Ganga Dhaba and culminated at the Chandrabhaga hostel. </p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
