Sharjeel Imam was not found at his house but two of his relatives and their driver were detained for interrogation and let off thereafter, the SP said. According to superintendent of police, Jehanabad, Manish Kumar, Imam's house in Kako police station area was raided late on Sunday night following "help sought by central agencies," which are investigating the cases lodged against the JNU research scholar. A graduate in computer science from IIT-Mumbai, Imam had shifted to Delhi for pursuing research at the Centre for Historical Studies, JNU. Imam's late father Akbar Imam was a local JD(U) leader who had unsuccessfully contested an Assembly election in his lifetime. "Taking cognisance of the objectionable video of Mr Sharjeel Imam, in which he threatened to sever Northeast from the rest of country, the Manipur Police has filed an FIR (No.

Source: The Telegraph January 27, 2020 06:33 UTC