Terror suspect barred from university exams

Updated on: 21 April,2009 08:54 AM IST |
Bipin Kumar Singh |

Zia-Ur-Rehman, one of the suspects in the 2008 September Delhi serial blasts case, is still waiting for permission from Jamia University to write final year BA exams

Zia-Ur-Rehman, one of the suspects in the 2008 September Delhi serial blasts case, is still waiting for permission from Jamia University to write final year BA exams

Zia-ur Rehman, a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist and an accused in Delhi serial blasts case, has been barred from writing his final year BA examination by Jamia Millia Islamia University.

Taking a cue from Saquib Nisar, a fellow accused who was allowed by the Delhi High Court to write his third semester MBA exams, Rehman had approached the executive council of the university on September 22, 2008.

The university had earlier announced to give legal aid to Zia and other students, who are currently behind the bars for their suspected role in terror activities.

Zia has already missed two of his exams thatu00a0 started on April 16.u00a0 Even if the university reconsiders his plea it will take at least one more week for the full legal processing of the request, by which time exams would be over.

Zia has already been suspended by the university and a campus ban was also imposed on him in September 2008. A fact, which the litigant claims, was not brought to his knowledge.

Meanwhile, Zia's family are still hopeful of getting the permission.

Counsel for Zia M S Khan has filed an appeal before the executive council of the Jamia University to review the ban. Khan accused the University of "double talk" and said that the administration was looking to score points at the cost of Zia's future.

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