Without their son around to say what happened that night, Ahmed and Fatima have been left defending the Najeeb they know. That Najeeb, they say, couldn’t have walked out, couldn’t have started the fight, couldn’t have left without telling his mother. Though his classes began in August, Najeeb had got the hostel room barely days before he went missing. On October 15, hours after that 2 am call from Najeeb, Fatima had left for Delhi. Now, with Najeeb missing, he has broken down further.

Source: Indian Express November 12, 2016 22:29 UTC